• oxjox@lemmy.ml
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    14 days ago

    You are delusional. You’re fitting your narrative into the situation without the ability (or desire) to step back and observe the reality.

    People are learning mandarin because they are so addicted to this form of social media that they are choosing to learn a new language over using other forms of social media.

    • MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml
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      14 days ago

      Perhaps this is a case of the kettle calling the pot black? Have you even considered what I said could hold some truth? I can say I have considered yours and told you I thought there was merit to it.

      Does it make sense to go to the extra effort to learn a new language when they could just go to Instagram or lemon8 like many others have done? That is the path of least resistance for feeding an addiction, not overcoming a language barrier.

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        12 days ago

        Do you also send thanks to abusive partners because they force their spouses to learn to cook for them?

        I mean, yeah. It’s great that homeless drug addicts get to know how to use the public transit system so well 👍

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            12 days ago

            If you’re just “using an app”, the whole thing would be meaningless to you.

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                11 days ago

                Great. Then we agree you can just remove it. No harm done and you can easily move on with your life.

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                  11 days ago

                  And we also agree that they don’t have to remove it, and if their hobbies motivate them to learn new languages it’s good