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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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[โ€“] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Gateway learning.

I learned Spanish to write love letters in 2nd grade.

And now 30 years later, I know like a dozen languages at a basic level, but still good enough to be sent all over the world on business trips for free.

[โ€“] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 points 57 minutes ago

I wonder how many 7 year olds are picking up Mandarin to protest this tiktok thing.