Interns and apprenticeships should be paid too. They should be paid a market rate that is enough to live comfortably on. Not sure how you can argue against the

Interns and apprenticeships should be paid too. They should be paid a market rate that is enough to live comfortably on. Not sure how you can argue against the simple fact that people need to be paid a decent, fair wage. At all levels of your career, including your first job. A startup doesn't get a pass just as the government shouldn't get a pass for "mission based" worked. Everything and everyone has a mission, but that is separate from the fact people need to be paid (& treated) fairly.