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I'm sorry you had such a bad experience learning things. Really, that's probably the worst way to learn a language. Ideally language is acquired, not learned. I

I'm sorry you had such a bad experience learning things. Really, that's probably the worst way to learn a language. Ideally language is acquired, not learned. It's a passive process governed by exposure, rather than repetition. http://www.utesinternationallounge.com/language-acquisition-versus-language-learning/ http://www.utesinternationallounge.com/language-acquisition-... But even with skills that do require solid spaced-repetition (like factoids, and probably only factoids) if you run out of joy: what even is the point. Maximize misery in life?

erikb 9y ago
Please stop talking. It really hurts.
- anon1253 9y ago
  I'm sorry I hurt your feelings. I do feel "Nothing worth learning will be finished learning before you run out of joy for it." is terrible advice and reinforces a believe that's non-congruent with my life experience. But that's my life, and your life is yours. I am trying to let your knee-jerk offensiveness slide, because you obviously feel strongly about the topic; but out of context it almost reads like a threat which I do not appreciate.
  - erikb 9y ago
    If you watch a dog happily run in front of a car it's empathy that hurts not your emotions.
    - anon1253 9y ago
      Again with the offensiveness. I'm not sure why you're like this because you have not given any argument to your strong reactions, and are apparently judging me on a myriad of things (even equating me to a dog ffs) without even a shred of explanation. Fyi I live a happy life and am successful at what I do. I'm seriously beginning to doubt that for you; if so I do really hope you'll find happier times. That's what empathy is.
- dang 9y ago
  Personal attacks will get you banned on Hacker News. Please do not do this again, regardless of how annoyed you are by another comment. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

erikb 9y ago

Please stop talking. It really hurts.

anon1253 9y ago
I'm sorry I hurt your feelings. I do feel "Nothing worth learning will be finished learning before you run out of joy for it." is terrible advice and reinforces a believe that's non-congruent with my life experience. But that's my life, and your life is yours. I am trying to let your knee-jerk offensiveness slide, because you obviously feel strongly about the topic; but out of context it almost reads like a threat which I do not appreciate.
- erikb 9y ago
  If you watch a dog happily run in front of a car it's empathy that hurts not your emotions.
  - anon1253 9y ago
    Again with the offensiveness. I'm not sure why you're like this because you have not given any argument to your strong reactions, and are apparently judging me on a myriad of things (even equating me to a dog ffs) without even a shred of explanation. Fyi I live a happy life and am successful at what I do. I'm seriously beginning to doubt that for you; if so I do really hope you'll find happier times. That's what empathy is.
dang 9y ago
Personal attacks will get you banned on Hacker News. Please do not do this again, regardless of how annoyed you are by another comment. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html