I do like the intern ship point. Interns are basically slaves. It should be illegal.
Except the vast majority of interns are, to my understanding correct me if I'm wrong, college students. College students who get
college credit for their internship. So instead of paying hundreds or thousands of dollars to take a class in your field, you go actually work in that field and your college credits you for the experience.
And you look more attractive to potential employers than someone with a college degree but zero practical experience. Interns, generally, do
benefit from the experience in some measurable way. If I got paid $4 an hour to push carts (as opposed to the $7.73 I do now), I would gain
absolutely nothing.