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Is it just me or does the Duolingo bird looks sad/old/tired? What happened to the previous icon?
It's my fault, y'all. I'm sorry.
I recently started using Duolingo to learn Spanish, and it's clinically proven I ruin everything I touch, so I think I'm killing the bird...
They got you talking about Duolingo. That's why they changed it.
Time is the real enemy.
Duo estΓ‘ cansado y viejo.
I love how (apart from endless commentary on apples) the main thing it likes to focus on first is all about what trabajo does to you.
I like duolingo, would recommend.
Prepare for E N S H I T T I F I C A T I O N
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/01/10/duolingo-ai-layoffs/
Duolingo keeps doing mass layoffs, so the bird is overworked. You can help him out by switching to a language learning app that actually helps you learn a language instead of endlessly throwing flash cards at you without teaching you anything! Win win.
What app do you recommend? I've seen good progress with duolingo since I upgraded to premium but I'm willing to try something different
Language Transfer has been highly recommended in the past. Iβve only gotten through two lessons so far, but it seems like a good place to start, at least. It doesnβt have anywhere near as many languages as Duolingo does, though.
Duolingo became old cuz everyone forgot about them. Tragic ;-;
I'm tired, boss. Tired of bein' on the the app store, wantin' to be lonely as an owl in the rain. I'm tired of always havin' people annoying me, tellin' me to give them new words. Mostly, I'm tired of people never memorizin' the vocabulary. I mean, how many times can I give you "CΓ³mo estΓ‘s?" before you finally remember what it means, Cletus?
There's too much misremembered - it's like pieces of glass in my head, all the time, I've fed you the entire Spanish lexicon ten times, and you've learned three words. Can you understand?
Sorry I don't understand I-talian
They change their icon all the time for laughs along with making amusing videos that exploit the memes
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along with making amusing videos that exploit the memes
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βYou mean heβs getting old!?β -Matt, Eddsworld Zanta Claws III
They change it all the time for funsies
Attention grabbing apparently.
https://stealthoptional.com/apps/duolingo-icon-looks-sad-old/
Changing the Duolingo icon to look sad, old, and wrinkled is a strategy to make users curious, so they open the app to see if there are new updates or content. In other words, Duo is only trying to get your attention.
This tactic is rooted in the psychological effect known as the "novelty effect," where new stimuli can temporarily increase engagement and motivation. Snapchat similarly employs this strategy with the red dot and yellow dot on the Bitmoji.
Sooo Duolingo is a tamagochi now
Yep. I figured this is what had happened and it definitely worked on me. π
It just reminded me how long it had been since I'd launched it so I just uninstalled it lmao
Oh, I didnβt know that.
Not just you, it's the same on Android. Maybe related to April Fools?
Just checked and the last update for Android was on April 3rd. I can't confirm it but I think this happened.after the first.