Surreptitious Radical Maniac

Recent situation across India made me think of how to bring a change. While there are many methods to do it, there are 2 broad methodologies. One is to bring a change within the system. And, the second is to change the system itself. The current government which brought a change (irrespective of good/bad or right/wrong, it's still a change) through the system. And, if you're against it, do the same. Join the system and change it again.  If you think the whole system is to be changed, then, everyone should be affected by the change. The current changes brought by the government clearly isn't touching many people. So, the second form of change, a revolution is not possible. And, India doesn't need a revolution right now. The system works well. It has imperfections, which have to be addressed. Let's address the imperfections by working within the system. What are protests achieving? I often complain that it should achieve something. Most protests actually was...

If you're able to do unpaid internship, you're PRIVILEGED If you're offering unpaid internship, you're HYPOCRITE (maybe lack of a better word) It's simple. By offering unpaid internship, you're creating an invisible or maybe visible line to weed out applicants who won't work for free. In a random conversation, someone told me Washington DC is a slave city. It's not just for unpaid internships, but also work-salary ratio compared to other professions. By doing as such, you're still continuing and propagating a culture which would further continue to divide society by class than actually break it. It can be considered a form of nepotism as you're giving preferential treatment to people who are able to work for free. Academic credit is often cited by these institutions as a turnaround for unpaid work. But, how many institutions offer academic credit? Not all institutions do it. Very few indeed. Graduate school at Elliott doesn't...