Should unpaid internships be banned?
Only people who can afford not to be paid benefit. Or are they a necessary entry point in competitive industries?
Where do you stand?
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The data on this is actually clearer than the debate suggests.
More nuanced than I expected going in.
Minimum-wage internships exist—mandate that.
More nuanced than I expected going in.
The framing of the question already biases the answer.
Short-term vs long-term thinking is at the core of this split.
The data on this is actually clearer than the debate suggests.
The middle option is underrated here.
Lived experience really matters on questions like this.
Interesting split in this thread.
The incentives are misaligned on every side here.
Strong opinions on both sides — that's the sign of a real question.
Interesting split in this thread.
The policy implications depend heavily on the framing.
The policy implications depend heavily on the framing.
More nuanced than I expected going in.
Unpaid work is exploitation, full stop.
The middle option is underrated here.
I've changed my mind on this one over the past year.
The middle option is underrated here.