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What happened to the Duolingo icon? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 7 months ago by lemmy_nightmare@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Is it just me or does the Duolingo bird looks sad/old/tired? What happened to the previous icon?

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[–] criticon@lemmy.ca 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I mean Duolingo does not teach you to memorize that phrase. It teaches you the structure of the language and words so you can start making phrases on your own

Edit: didn't mean to sound to dismissive, I'll give it a try, thanks for the recommendation

[–] sanpedropeddler@sh.itjust.works 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I would also recommend getting a textbook and using a flash card program like anki to memorize words. Apps like that have an incentive to keep you from ever getting good enough at the language that you might stop using the app. They can be a good tool but they won't get you where you want to be on their own, especially not in a time efficient manner.

[–] Donkter@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Absolutely wild thing to say. The time it takes for someone to learn a language enough to delete an app, especially an adult is so astronomical that there's no reason for apps to try and stop you from learning the language.

[–] sanpedropeddler@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago

I really wouldn't describe a few years as astronomical. And that's how long it takes to actually learn a language. You might delete the app a few months into it and switch to other methods if you were actually progressing quickly. The longer you stay on the app, the better chance they have of tricking you into spending money on it. I'm definitely not the first person to notice this. People have been talking about it for years.