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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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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

How is learning Russian "optimism"?

[–] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Imagine a time when you need it (for example, your old language isn't spoken anymore where you live)

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

But wouldn't optimism be your old language making a comeback?

[–] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Try harder :) and read the 'pessimists' part, too.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 14 hours ago

I'm reading the pessimists part as China taking over the world, so learning Chinese is a survival thing. Learning Russian also seems like a survival thing of Russia takes over your part of the world.

If optimism for you is Putin instead of Winnie the Pooh, you must have a pretty awful base line.