We all live in silos. Most of us only interact in the relatively small semi-isolated circles in which we have landed. If you’re a tech entrepreneur, most of the people you interact with are probably technologists or entrepreneurs. Maybe you occasionally bump into a few other nodes of the broader social graph through hobbies or a significant other. Few of us, however, have access to wildly diverse cultures, socio-economic populations, or fundamentally different life experiences.

I live in my own social bubble and I sometimes wish this wasn’t the case. While understanding my experiences in the broader context of diverse backgrounds and the global ecosystem would give meaningful color to my day-to-day perspective, the work-life routine doesn’t encourage (or even often permit) such exploration.

That's why I watch documentaries. Accessing a limited (and, yes, often incomplete) perspective of social issues, diverse cultures and inaccessible situations from distant corners of globe is pretty easy when they pop-up on one of your screens. Watching a good documentary is the opportunity to walk in someone else’s shoes for a few hours – watching can expand your horizons.

This leads me to the point of this post. If you’re into documentaries, you should check out SnagFilms. SnagFilms is a website that is essentially the hulu of documentaries. You get to watch the content for free, so long as you consume a few short ads.

So if you’re interested in learning a little bit about the government-run Iranian kidney market or better understanding the culture of Apple-o-philes, you may want to check out Snagfilms next time you’re on the treadmill.

Note: SnagFilms is not a portfolio company – this is just a customer testimonial.