INTERNSHITS

I really don't understand the point of working for free, yet there are a ton of people who are more than willing to do so. They're doing it for the experience--or so I'm told--in order to get their foot into whatever career they so desire. I've heard of people working for beer, but that's more understandable; it's something tangible. This so-called 'experience' is just another bullshit bullet point for someone's resume, which, I guess, makes them more desirable to a future employer because they're letting them know that they'll work for nothing if the need be.

I have gotten myself into a lot of debt already by obtaining a 'higher education,' and now I'm expected to work for free because I can buff up my resume with the experience? I can't afford that! I assume these people have trust funds or bank accounts with lots of money or what have you in order to survive the perils of working for free. I find it kind of odd that slaves (or unpaid interns) used to come from what was considered the lower echelon of society, but now it's the 'upper echelon of society' that's taking advantage of these supposed prestigious positions.