SpaceDingus9000

I worked at a place with remote and onsite employees, and I think two of major reasons it worked is because we had a habit of documenting all designs and projects in a wiki, and used Skype at all of our meetings (while sending an invite out before hand to anyone tangentially related so they could sit in if they felt the need to). The wiki would inevitably get out of date, but it usually gave you a good big picture and the edit history let you know who to track down for questions.

All of the development teams were also on Slack, and many people tended to have those quick side conversations online instead of in person, so there was a public searchable record and you could jump in more easily.

I'm not saying all capitalists, I'm saying it is in the interests of certain capitalists. I'm sure McDonald's would love to have a stable region to begin building franchises in. On the other hand, a military contractor's profit is in part tied to conflict ridden regions.

I don't really see what your example of Saudi Arabia proves. We sell them arms and purchase much of their oil, it's in a lot of people interests to keep them stable. I'm saying in some cases it is in business interests to keep a region in conflict, and sometimes imperialism leads to instability or a lack of material wealth, promoting extremist thought.

So this is a good example of how the 99% vs 1% meme falls short. It's a description of wealth inequality, which is a symptom of the larger conflict between workers and business owners (proletariat vs. bourgeoisie). The central issue isn't that we have wealth inequality, it's about power. Capitalists get to control our economic planning, have a closer ear of our governments, and have an advantageous negotiating position compared to workers allowing them to pay us little while they receive huge profits (leading to inequality).

Often times it is in the interest of certain capitalists to get our government to engage in imperialism, or destabilize certain regions, which helps lead to the awful conditions for some people in the Middle East, and I think this helps pave the way to religious extremism. They rightfully recognize nations like the U.S. are partially to blame for their conditions, and unfortunately lash out at the everyday citizens who often had no part in the matter.

I don't know why this was downvoted. This shouldn't be that controversial. It's in the employer's interests, and the media's interests are often in sync with the same corporations.

What do you do for work?

Agreed, if the creator added something like "media creation suite" instead of "creation suite" it'd be a bit more clear.