We were happy
Then you changed
And you did it with a smile
As you
Blew
It all
Away
And nothing feels as good
As it was
Before
When I thought things were fine
But you wanted more
And there are no words
That will
Bring back
The old you
If all that you said
Really, really is true
So the time has come
To go solo
To say goodbye
To let you go
This one is about Duolingo. I had a 559 day streak until recently. When I stopped being able to dodge the update I found myself virtually treading water to maintain that streak. Instead of making sure I stayed in the Diamond League like I used to, I dropped leagues almost every week and somewhere around the bottom of the Sapphire League I just…stopped.
I know, it's a free app and I appreciate the work of all of the people who made this resource available to the world. I just no longer enjoy using it and enjoyment was what allowed me to achieve such a long streak to begin with. The new pathway makes it look like there's no way I'll finish the course and maybe that shouldn't matter but it was a significant demotivator for me.
I'm happy for people who still like using the app but I miss the old version and I doubt I'll be back. If you know any good free resources for learning Mandarin, feel free to comment below.
Peace ✌