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Empricorn@feddit.nl 4 weeks ago“Freezing” your streak is just silly, even if they offer it for free. Is this just for online clout, so you can brag (falsely) to others how long you haven’t broken a streak?
If an alcoholic goes 10 years without drinking, then has a beer, the streak is broken. Doesn’t mean you can’t recover and improve, but it is what it is. It’s dishonest to pretend it didn’t happen, especially if you’re comparing yourself to others…
JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 weeks ago
Really comparing missing a day of a language learning app to alcoholisn recovery?
Your streak doesn’t go up on days you use a freeze.
Empricorn@feddit.nl 4 weeks ago
No? It was a comparison of the streak, not the subject of the streak. That was just an example. My point remains. Unless you can literally stop time, the streak died. It’s okay that it did, but why pretend it didn’t?
JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 weeks ago
If you can’t see why someone might have a different criteria for a streak in days without alcohol as a recovering addict and days in usage of a learning application I can’t help you.