I can almost have a conversation already.
I am at a 970 day streak. I must continue to a 1000. But 30 days from now, I will completely delete that app from my phone and never look back.
I’d like to say it’s completely worthless, but that would be a lie. It’s a nice, easy introduction into language learning, but you’re not actually learning a lot.
The thing that bothers me most is their predatory attention seeking. Changing their app icon into annoying figures every day. Sending push notification where they literally beg you to practice your language. Pulling you in with stupid rewards and threatening you with deducting imaginary points.
It is so toxic that i’d rather watch casa de papel to learn spanish. I might actually still do that if I wasn’t learning spanish. It’s a good show.
finitebanjo@piefed.world 5 hours ago
I would rather forget about the bird mascot company that fired all of its linguists for AI.
Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
What’s sad is that it was a decent business model and already very profitable, but nooo, can’t leave anything unshitified
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Oh fucks sake :(