> I'm surprised to see this ranking so high on HN. Sex-based difference is the biggest taboo of our time.
Indeed, it's such a taboo that it's brought up here every time the subject is discussed here.
Unless you would take all your information from radicalfeminist.com, I never saw a reputable news channel denying there would be differences between sexes. Actually, I see this meme of "Gender differences are taboo!" MUCH more often than I see the actual behavior so decried in actual action.
I don't understand the use case for LastPass/Dropbox/FTP storage of password, 1Password (and probably others) allow to sync through wifi, isn't that enough? Why would you need to do it over the cloud?
To play devil's advocate, a conference is not only about the speeches, but also about the people you can meet there.
Inviting Moldbug bring not only his own person but also his followers. It's understandable if your goal is to foster a diverse crowd to not invite a group of people who constantly argue against any kind of modern society.