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My duolingo strike addiction made me fucking miserable, but I just couldn’t stop. I knew that breaking it would plunge me into a horrible depressive state. I finally broke free after finishing the diamond league and make peace with “good enough”. I haven’t been able to use duolingo ever since, because there’s apparently no way of just using duolingo normally without gamification.

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GhostlyPixel@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I’m switching over to Babbel when my duo subscription lapses in the fall, much less gamified, actual human speakers for the language I want to learn, and they aren’t trying to shovel AI into everything like duo is

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- rainwall@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Check out mango. Its pleasant and has a really nice interface.
  
  You can use your library card for free premium access.
  
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  - GhostlyPixel@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    My library district actually just got access to Mango in May, I downloaded it, but I haven’t had a chance to try it
    
    Thanks!
    
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  - Passerby6497@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Sucks that you have to create a login to search if your library is included. I don’t care enough to create a login for something I might not use
    
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