I finally did it. My Duolingo renewal was coming up so I canceled it. Could not give them more money after they went all in on AI and replacing human workers.
Been using it for 9 years, happily paying for it for most of that time, and gradually it replaced all games I used to keep on my phone. I will miss it, the habit of low-key working on languages, and pour one out for my streak of 4+ years.
Anyone know of any language learning apps (paid is great) that are good and not AI?
Dan Shuman
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