this post was submitted on 22 May 2025
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[–] FardyCakes@lemmy.world 46 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Delete that app. The leadership wants AI to teach children and our schools to be child care.

[–] phorq@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 weeks ago

I already paid for a year subscription before the announcement, I'm just gonna finish my course and waste their server resources before the year is up and then bail

[–] smitten@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 weeks ago

ended my two year subscription and 600+ day streak for this reason

[–] thisfro@slrpnk.net 31 points 2 weeks ago

Fuck duolingo, all my homies hate duolingo

[–] Sandouq_Dyatha@lemmy.ml 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

the contradiction of me absolutely hating the bird, but in the same time not losing my 1000+ days streak

[–] Gork@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I have a 700+ day streak myself and I can confirm I want to absolutely murder that bird now.

[–] phorq@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago

I'm at 1935 and can confirm stockholm syndrome kicks in around the 2000th time you translate "el búho verde es mi unico amigo", it's nice...

[–] Sandouq_Dyatha@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Uebercomplicated@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

Interesting question! The issue of white genocide in South Africa is particularly relevant here.....

[–] Faydaikin@beehaw.org 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Honestly, I kinda liked the app. It was, however, a bit too insistent.

Like, sometimes you want to take a bit of time off from it. But it will keep nagging you for days.

[–] saltnotsugar@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

Even when I would do a lot of lessons early it would pester me later on in the day to practice more.

[–] Grail@aussie.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] highduc@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

Wow I really liked that article ty for posting it