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Essays. Btw never got into the online community

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I just saw your tweet about Michael Parenti's health and I think it would be amazing to make a short documentary about him and his work to send to him and show love. I'd be happy to contribute in whatever way

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Essays if you ask me: that's what I can read. I'll skip the videos, never have the energy to sit through them.

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If you want to try a documentary, go for it. And I hope you get more than 1 new subscriber out of the ask.

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I'm sure your documentary would be well done and worthwhile, but I only read your essays. Sorry, not enough time in the day to watch videos.

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Oct 14, 2020Liked by Esha

essay

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Oct 14, 2020Liked by Esha

Essay! I rarely watch video unless I’m binge watching something, but I always read.

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Essays. I enjoy your essays.

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Documentary!

And if you need any original music, please don't hesitate to reach out.

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A :D

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A documentary would be a welcome addition to Historic.ly’s content. I don’t see a problem with hitting pause on the essays at this time.

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I like the idea of short documentary series!

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Essays

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Prefer essays, but agree that you should do what you enjoy most.

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It isn't about me enjoying it... I enjoy both. It's how to optimize my time for my subscribers :)

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essays...easier to read in bits and pieces. But, agree with folks who are saying you need to follow your passion.

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Documentary

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documentary

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documentary

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weekly essays +1

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documentary

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Oct 14, 2020Liked by Esha

A

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Oct 14, 2020Liked by Esha

Go for what you like best, its hard work and doing what you like keeps you going! So A

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Hw about a mix: a film once a month, and a couple of essays a week, intermingled? Best of both worlds!

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Documentary

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I would like to watch a documentary in 1-2 weeks.

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Oct 14, 2020Liked by Esha

A

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Oct 14, 2020Liked by Esha

A, please!

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Oct 14, 2020Liked by Esha

A! A documentary would be awesome

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a documentary! I find your videos very engaging and I like learning visually/auditorily

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Oct 14, 2020Liked by Esha

A

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b) I prefer essays

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I think you want to do the documentary, and you would get a lot out of doing it, and I would love to see it. Don't be shy about asking for funding.

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How do I be more aggressive about asking for funding?

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Oct 14, 2020Liked by Esha

Have you ever made a documentary or any kind of moving image work? You would find that one a month is extremely, extremely ambitious.

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I have. I have also been working on this one on and off for over year because it is so slow.

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Essay. Love documentaries but no time to watch, only to listen. So actually, a voice only podcast would be a good compromise. Including references with any format would be great. Ranked choice: 1) Essay 2) Podcast 3) Documentary

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We already have about 100 episodes on our podcast: Here is t he RSS feed: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/8079.rss

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I would like you to do what you would like to do.

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Since you are customers, I would like to make sure the customers are happy :)

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Well, I'm a happy customer.

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a.

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You mentioned the documentaries are only 20minutes. If that is true do the documentaries otherwise stick with the essays.

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Happy to see you explore what you like in any medium

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Essay for sure. While your words are spot on, I find your voice shrill and not at all matching the tone of care and moderation I find in what I read. And reading gives me time to stop and reflect on what you're saying. I'm a kinesthetic learner, so I absorb it much better that way.

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i have time to read some of the essays, not to watch documentaries, already too much online time. thanks for asking

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A - Documentary

It would be cool to see what you would do in a video format. I'm happy with whatever content you make. Very informative.

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continue with essays

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documentaries, at least once to try it!

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Documentaries. They’re generally harder hitting IMO.

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Personally, I rarely watch documentaries. I prefer reading to watching. I have more control to skip the redundant stuff I already know. But as someone below said, you have to do what you feel creative doing. Be your own muse.

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Both! Go wherever your creative juices take you. Sometimes a documentary, sometimes an essay.

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This is for the next two weeks.

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Ah. So maybe not both :)

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