fascinating how the Duolingo app icon emotionally blackmails me to keep learning

Mar 23, 2024 8:38 PM

meckergurke

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I started to learn #Welsh, but paused during my vacation. #Duolingo didn‘t like that at all and started looking at me like an abandoned infant.

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I switched to Busuu instead. It doesn’t bug or pressure you about that, it just bugs you to upgrade to premium so you don’t have to watch an add between lessons.

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The creator did a TED talk explaining the psychology behind the reminders https://youtu.be/P6FORpg0KVo?si=cN9NN0IzMZnIwtR2

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I don't know what you mean 😄

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That‘s disturbing. Did they melt together?

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I think it's supposed to be a kinky version of how owls have fake patterns of their faces to ward off predators

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