I put effort into many things without monetary compensation, things other people get paid to do. I don't get paid to drive, watch children, cook, handle my finances, etc. If I'm not getting paid, I don't consider it work.
As far as internships go, when it was internship time for me, I was thankful that I was in a field where internships paid well. Due to the not so unique financial needs associated with having a family, I wouldn't have interned for free then and there's no way in hell I'd work for free now unless I just happened to have a surfeit of time and money.
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