Rosebuns

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Rosebuns @robinthebun1/8/2024, 1:37 PM

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whit @whit1/8/2024, 12:59 AM

I was already planning on deleting Duolingo when I hit 1000 days just to prove a point, even though I think it's a bad app and is especially garbage for learning Asian languages, but now that I've learned they laid off a bunch of people in favor of AI it ends now, at a completely unround number. good riddance! anyway I recommend HelloChinese if you're learning Mandarin, I credit it with me passing two levels of HSK. eat shit, Duo!

I also fully deleted my account and sent a brief email explaining why. Will it make a difference? Probably not! But it mattered to me

#duolingo

the illustrious IRIS JAY @irisjaycomics1/8/2024, 2:41 AM

wow! welp, fuck THAT shit! time to look for an alternative for learning Japanese, i guess!

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Nero @itsnero1/8/2024, 1:24 AM

oh shit I had no idea! that sucks. better motivation to move back to using anki for flashcards I guess

whit @whit1/8/2024, 1:32 AM

Yeah, there are really SO many better apps out there! It just has all the marketing.

ghost of cohosts past @folly1/8/2024, 3:09 AM

i just broke my 679 day streak. oh well! good riddance i guess!

Kewlio: I'll see you guys next time @KewlioMZX1/8/2024, 6:56 AM

On my way toward deleting the app, I noticed the Duolingo app icon: Duo with a smug-ass face wearing an upscale tuxedo and bowtie. Nah, get out of my phone with that attitude. You shouldn't be proud of yourself, damn owl.

Xoey @CandyCorvid1/8/2024, 11:14 AM

LingoDeer has what seems like a pretty comprehensive Korean course (though I have barely used it). I don't know how they treat their folks, but a quick search for "lingodeer controversy" seems to indicate people dislike the price, not the content or the company.