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Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by TheSportsPredictor, Jan 27, 2017.

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  1. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    Worked for you, why are other complaining?
     
    TheSportsPredictor, Jul 13, 2018
    #85
  2. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Not sure if your question relates to what I posted, but it's right underneath. If it does, I don't understand what you were asking. It's not making sense to me. Can you explain, please?
     
    The Big Ragu, Jul 13, 2018
    #86
  3. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    You say the inpaid internship worked for you, so it was beneficial.

    The entire issue is that its systematically wrong. One (or a dozen or a thousand) success stories don't change that.
     
    TheSportsPredictor, Jul 13, 2018
    #87
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  4. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Right. It worked for me. It might not work for someone else. There was no one forcing me to do it. There is no one forcing someone else to do it, if they don't see a benefit.

    I fail to see how there is anything systematically wrong, as you put it, about any freely-given exchange. It's like anything else, when people do things of their free will. If an unpaid internship benefits you in getting started, and it benefits someone with a business willing to give you the experience in exchange for whatever you bring, that's between you and the person with the business. Neither has to sign on if they don't want to.
     
    The Big Ragu, Jul 13, 2018
    #88
  5. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    Because not paying people for their work gives great advantage to the privileged who can afford to not be paid for their work and take the internship. This is generally well-off white folk.
     
    TheSportsPredictor, Jul 13, 2018
    #89
  6. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    I thought Ragu was agreeing with the consensus that unpaid internships systematically exclude people who aren’t privileged, despite the fact that it worked for him.

    Are you really arguing this point Ragu?
     
    YankeeFan, Jul 13, 2018
    #90
  7. tapintoamerica

    tapintoamerica Well-Known Member

    If it is based on terror, why is Saudi Arabia, which produced the majority of the 9-11 hijackers, not on it? Because Trump has business dealings there.
     
    tapintoamerica, Jul 13, 2018
    #91
  8. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    It is not based on terror alone. Also based on official government stance on terror and governments screening process and willingness to comply with our screening requirements.
     
    Buck, Jul 13, 2018
    #92
  9. doctorquant

    doctorquant Well-Known Member

    So it's either the risk of terrorism ... or religious/racial bigotry ... that's behind all these internship requirements popping up? Damn, what a mess!
     
    doctorquant, Jul 13, 2018
    #93
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