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I was up to a 50 day streak but decided to stop after this update. It feels like it's removed all agency from me to choose what I learn, or what type of lesson

I was up to a 50 day streak but decided to stop after this update. It feels like it's removed all agency from me to choose what I learn, or what type of lesson I do (although the new UI also got rid of some types of lessons that apparently won't be restored for another year). The amount of wasted space and scrolling in the UI make lessons feel so sisyphean. I literally spent 30 seconds scrolling and couldn't find the end of the path. I'm not going to give myself carpal tunnel trying to review a lesson I need a refresh on. The CEO did a damage control AMA on reddit saying that the update is a boon for whatever metrics they measure, so the only feedback that matters is if people vote with their feet. I've ended my Super subscription and am trying out LingoDeer.

ryantgtg 4y ago
I tried duolingo for the first time in like 6 years - pretty sure I was using the “old” design and not this latest. The gamification seems obscenely high. It feels like 50% of the experience is either watching animations or clicking things that say “ok” “next” or “no thanks.” Plus it’s all tests - no teaching! It took me a long time to realize that is a quite hidden tips section that actually teaches you some things prior to the tests, but those are clearly not part of the main flow.
- lostlogin 4y ago
  > I tried duolingo for the first time in like 6 years - pretty sure I was using the “old” design and not this latest. It would seem unlikely that an article would appear now about a 6 year old update, and the article mentions changes made on November 1.
  - watwut 4y ago
    Not everyone has new path still. They are rolling it out slowly. Everyone who has enough updated app should get it eventually, but it is not there yet.
  - ryantgtg 4y ago
    To clarify, I tried it a couple months ago for the first time in 6 years. They’ve been talking about the rollout of this update for at least three months. So it was unclear to me if the latest version I used was indeed this new one.
- bin_bash 4y ago
  you can (and should) disable those animations in the settings
- Markoff 4y ago
  you can also disable sharing your progress with others (only on website, not in the app, very well hidden option) to disable those stressing leagues every week, some people like it to force them to keep up and not deep out of league, some people don't, I wonder if they removed this choice as well (I disabled sharing/leagues, so dunno)

ryantgtg 4y ago

I tried duolingo for the first time in like 6 years - pretty sure I was using the “old” design and not this latest. The gamification seems obscenely high. It feels like 50% of the experience is either watching animations or clicking things that say “ok” “next” or “no thanks.” Plus it’s all tests - no teaching! It took me a long time to realize that is a quite hidden tips section that actually teaches you some things prior to the tests, but those are clearly not part of the main flow.

lostlogin 4y ago
> I tried duolingo for the first time in like 6 years - pretty sure I was using the “old” design and not this latest. It would seem unlikely that an article would appear now about a 6 year old update, and the article mentions changes made on November 1.
- watwut 4y ago
  Not everyone has new path still. They are rolling it out slowly. Everyone who has enough updated app should get it eventually, but it is not there yet.
- ryantgtg 4y ago
  To clarify, I tried it a couple months ago for the first time in 6 years. They’ve been talking about the rollout of this update for at least three months. So it was unclear to me if the latest version I used was indeed this new one.
bin_bash 4y ago
you can (and should) disable those animations in the settings
Markoff 4y ago
you can also disable sharing your progress with others (only on website, not in the app, very well hidden option) to disable those stressing leagues every week, some people like it to force them to keep up and not deep out of league, some people don't, I wonder if they removed this choice as well (I disabled sharing/leagues, so dunno)