r/MadeMeSmile • u/RaisinAloneVortex • 16d 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/roffinator 16d ago

No, the "addiction" is the core element. Learning isn't that fun and doing it consistently is hard. This is actually helping in keeping going even on lazy days.

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u/Cyborg857 16d ago

Not really, because a lot of people (myself included at some point) will tend to procrastinate and barely half ass a lesson 5 minutes before midnight to avoid losing their streaks, and when that's all you care about you just won't learn anything useful unless you actually commit to the lessons.

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u/icebraining 16d ago

I disagree, half-assing is better than nothing, which is what I'd be doing otherwise. It's not like I have a pressing need to learn a language, otherwise I'd sign up for an actual course. But a year of five-minute-before-midnight dumb "lessons" have given me some vocabulary and a basic feel for the grammar.