#which is why I liked duolingo; we had a fair deal in the past... but then they decided they need to monetize it better | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

medicinemane · 1 year ago

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You know, I gotta say, I had some rosetta stone fall of the back of a truck near me, and while there's stuff I used to like about duolingo, vs it's current state this is way better

Might just have to see... what other languages I can find strewn around the ground to get my mitts on before the source dries up

#honestly I'd consider paying for it if I wasn't skeptical of how they might just randomly change things over time #also the fact that since I neutered my computer's ability to talk to their website #I don't mind having it listen to my mic; it's actually nice getting to practice speaking #but most programs I sure as shit don't trust to access my mic; and if it's online I wouldn't trust it #Also I think these days it's a monthly fee instead of just something you buy; which I hate cause of my depression #getting a month where you just get nothing out of something you paid for #so maybe if I make enough use out of it I'll drop something their way #but as it stands... nah; fraid my need to learn languages outweighs the very profitable company's need to get money out of a broke fuck #which is why I liked duolingo; we had a fair deal in the past... but then they decided they need to monetize it better #leave money on the table when you don't try to maximize engagement and draw blood from stones #like who cares if someone's learning by just doing a lesson every day #engagement gurus say this is the shit you gotta do to make stuff work; to maximize people tuning it; preferably multiple times a day #also you know what happened when I got things wrong cause I was distracted?#womp womp; try again; oh and there's a read box around that lesson so if you do it again you can make it green ok done #and the lesson was just 4 things #so it was seconds to redo

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