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Duolingo sees 216% spike in US users learning Chinese amid TikTok ban and move to RedNote (techcrunch.com)

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You are delusional. You’re fitting your narrative into the situation without the ability (or desire) to step back and observe the reality.

People are learning mandarin because they are so addicted to this form of social media that they are choosing to learn a new language over using other forms of social media.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I wish every addiction could drive people to learn an entirely new language.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Perhaps this is a case of the kettle calling the pot black? Have you even considered what I said could hold some truth? I can say I have considered yours and told you I thought there was merit to it.

Does it make sense to go to the extra effort to learn a new language when they could just go to Instagram or lemon8 like many others have done? That is the path of least resistance for feeding an addiction, not overcoming a language barrier.