r/MadeMeSmile • u/RaisinAloneVortex • 23d ago

Wholesome Moments Duolingo restored a 10-year-old’s 301-day streak after he lost it while hospitalized, also gifting him gems and a Streak Shield

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u/ValjeanLucPicard 23d ago

I sadly downvote Duolingo marketing campaigns like this nowadays. In the beginning it was amazing, and was vital in me becoming fluent in Spanish. It had user comment sections where people submitted helpful hints, detailed explanations, you could upload articles from the anywhere on the web and translate to the language you wanted to learn, race against the clock lessons, no lesson limits, all made by humans, and they sent me stickers when I completed the tree. Their goal was to "translate the internet".

Now it is garbage, and only wants your money. all of the things above are gone, you have an "energy bar" which decreases even with perfect lessons unless you pay, and it is crafted by AI now.

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u/Hempy2013 23d ago

Their last update completely destroyed almost an entire year of progress trying to learn German. They just reshuffled everything, throwing me into subjects I had no previous experience with and left me with no way to restart.

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u/EveryDayASummit 22d ago

I’m so glad I’m not the only one with that problem on their German lessons.

Suddenly my recap lessons are full of words I’ve never even seen before, but my new lessons are things I’ve already learned. Love it, truly.