This week I only did duolingo, I was incredibly busy :(

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[–] 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

This week Duolingo pissed me off to the point I canceled my subscription.

That "Explain My Mistake" button will ask for more money than I'm already paying them. An education app says I need to pay more than I'm already paying so they can teach me? With AI?!? What a scam.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 1 year ago

    Wtf.. I haven't had this yet. But I've also been considering cancelling my subscription because even with a paid subscription some things are just designed to eat up gems and encourage you to buy them..

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    It's so frustrating how every subscription service will do this.

    They'll provide some good value for a while. Then after a decent number of people are hooked, it's upsell upsell upsell. Props for cancelling and not just being OK with that!

    What are you learning with instead now?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I've paid by the year so I have until next April to find something. Maybe Babbel? I don't know yet.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    I really like that they, and some of the other big paid ones, offer lifetime. I haven't tried it, but I'm at least curious.

    Looks like you're learning Japanese, so rest assured there are a ton of resources out there to choose from. Sometimes the hard part is narrowing it down.

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