You'll laugh, but the reason most won't call you back is you're intimidating.

You think they're impressed by your intelligence? Outwardly yes. Inwardly, it makes most people uneasy.

"Given my affinity for politics, sometimes my friends do not want to talk about the most controversial or sensitive topics of the day, but I insist anyway."

A lawyer friend of mine, said to me long ago, "The first thing you want to do, once you get your law degree, is not have to work at a law firm."

You're not a joiner. This is so elemental. It's why you run. It's why you write. It's why you're always curious.

The bad news is most law firms probably won't be interested in you. You won't come off as an insecure sycophant to be. You won't work 12 hours a day for a pat on the back and Uber ride home.

All the ADHD stuff is bs to me. How could that stuff not be the case for the passionately curious?

You want to join a law firm and make a lot of money. Get in that mindset. Otherwise, ignore that rat race to get an internship. Clear your head so the right people can find you and you find them.