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  • This reminds me of shitty FTP sites with ratios when I was on dial-up. I used to push them files full of null characters with filenames that looked like actual content. The modem would compress the upload as it transmitted it which allowed me to upload the junk files at several times the rate of a normal file.

  • I've been using the free version almost exclusively for over a decade. It continually gets shittier all of the time.

    The latest thing is you can't even practice the language to earn more hearts to continue your lesson, you have to now watch ads. I think it's rather emblematic of their approach overall... it's not about learning it's about more eyeballs for ads, unless you fork over a recurring payment for increasingly mediocre lessons.

  • Duolingo has enshittified so much over the last few years.

    Even if I had the ability to become a millionaire tech founder, I don't think I'd want to because every "I want to make learning new languages free and easy for everyone" becomes a "I have to drive 3% more ad revenue this quarter by charting my users' every bowel movement".

    I suspect the reality of being a rich tech bro is watching your adult self slowly consume your own childhood dreams, aspirations, and soul.

  • It's basically like saying "illegal immigrants" aren't made up for Trump. Like, obviously people coming into the country illegally exist, but the dude was just making shit up when it came to the actual numbers.