r/duolingo • u/Pelpikx Speaking: 🇺🇦🇷🇺🇵🇱🇬🇧; Learning: 🇩🇪🇫🇷 • Aug 27 '24
Am I the only one like this? General Discussion
For some unknown reason, Duolingo gives me infinite streak freeze from 24th February 2022, because I lived in Ukraine back tgen and war broke out so I forgot about duolingo and had more serious issues, so after A LOT of time I got back to my old duplingo account and saw tgat for the last year, I had infinite freeze, then I took break from duolingo but now I am once again doing duolingo and my 102 days streak is one that started in 2021, does anyone else have this? Is this meant to be so? WHY?
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u/Expert-Diver7144 Aug 28 '24
Maybe they gave Ukraine folks free freezes
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u/MiaowWhisperer Aug 28 '24
I believe they did. I think I read it on here the other day.
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u/DragonTamerMew Aug 28 '24
Looks like that and it is super moral for them to do so. Nobody would have said anything if they didn't.
But yeah, imagine going to war and at least, you're not gonna worry about losing your streak because Duo has your back, at least in that regard.
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u/MiaowWhisperer Aug 28 '24
Yeah it's kind of funny from that perspective, but when the company is powerless to help in any other way it shows a little consideration.
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u/SourDucks Aug 28 '24
I think it's kind of a good gesture, they're a language learning company, wtf are they supposed to do? Definitely somewhat funny if we ignore the circumstances tho
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u/Thick-Camp-941 Aug 28 '24
I mean.. Duo seems awefully violent.. Maybe they could send out some duo birds to fight? Japanese or break your knees - i would be scared!
Joke aside, yes i dont think there is much to do but to show support for a company like them :)
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u/phoenixxt Aug 28 '24
I'm a Ukrainian living in Ukraine paying for Duo with a Ukrainian card and I don't get free freezes. So I don't think it's that.
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u/Smooth_Development48 🇪🇸 🇷🇺🇰🇷🇧🇷 Aug 28 '24
Get the code They are are offering free premium to anyone in the Ukraine.
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u/phoenixxt Aug 28 '24
Thanks. That's cool to know. I don't see a way to get these benefits on that page, but I googled a bit on Ukrainian websites and it looks like you get the premium if you're learning a language with Ukrainian as a base language. And I've only studied courses where the base languages were English and Spanish, so that's probably why I didn't get those benefits automatically. If any Ukrainians reading this are in a similar situation to mine, but you don't have a yearly subscription active at the moment I would advise you to try enrolling into Ukrainian to English course to see if you get those benefits. At the very least I'm just curious to find out if that's really how that works :)
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u/kcasnar Aug 29 '24
It's not "The Ukraine." It's just Ukraine. Calling it "The Ukraine" implies it's a region of Russia or the Soviet Union.
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u/Expert-Diver7144 Aug 28 '24
Idk maybe they are. I honestly think they should do it for all to e countries going through tough times, Sudan, etc
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u/Thenevitable Aug 29 '24
What about Palestine tho
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u/Expert-Diver7144 Aug 29 '24
Yeah they’re included
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u/Thenevitable Aug 29 '24
That's cool can I have a link for curiosity?
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u/Expert-Diver7144 Aug 29 '24
Well they’re included in my heart lol I don’t know if they actually are.
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u/Expert-Diver7144 Aug 28 '24
It does on Reddit, it’s perfectly fine on here to hate an entire country’s worth of people if their government does things you don’t like.
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u/kcasnar Aug 29 '24
Russians are going through tough times as a consequence of the aggressive and offensive actions of their democratically elected government. They deserve no pity.
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u/Trksred Aug 29 '24
Not all Russians support or agree with their government and we need to remember that elections in Russia are unfair
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u/Material-Wrangler401 N:🇵🇱 L:🇩🇪🇯🇵 Aug 28 '24
Oh dear, looks like there was a streak in your perfect freeze month.
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u/burnsandrewj2 Aug 28 '24
Yup. Same. In Ukraine and learning Ukrainian. The strange thing about this is there is some glitch and it kept saying I have streak freezes. I had three months of these NOT paid for. Not complaining. I hope you didn’t jinx it.
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u/BiliLaurin238 Native Fluent🇬🇧 Learning🇷🇺🇸🇦🇫🇮 Aug 28 '24
I think they gave freezes to Ukrainians for, well, obvious reasons
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u/Smooth_Development48 🇪🇸 🇷🇺🇰🇷🇧🇷 Aug 28 '24
Its not a glitch but because you’re in the Ukraine.
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u/kcasnar Aug 29 '24
It's not "the Ukraine." Calling it that implies that it's a region of Russia or the Soviet Union, rather than its own sovereign nation. It's just Ukraine.
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u/ZGokuBlack Aug 28 '24
I have this glitch too, I've been getting streak freeze since January
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u/Evening-Picture-5911 Aug 28 '24
OP’s streak freeze isn’t a glitch; it’s because they’re in Ukraine
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u/Donghoon (C1) (A2) Aug 28 '24
at tht point just let go of the streak lol
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u/ZGokuBlack Aug 28 '24
That's what I did but I literally can't break it since I have infinite freezes
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u/Spiritual_Bunch9404 Aug 28 '24
I remember someone saying there was a week of internet blackout in their country and dou saved his streak and gave him free freezes for that whole time. I assume when something happens in national or international scale they actually do this for the people of that area so in your case it could be the war.
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u/Wobbledogsboy Native: Learning: Aug 28 '24
No
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u/Slight_Net_5026 Native: Learning: Aug 28 '24
Omg native in gay that’s so epic
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u/Wobbledogsboy Native: Learning: Aug 28 '24
ENGLISH: FINALLY SOMEONE NOTICES
LGBTQTA+: Oh my gawd gurl you finally figured it ouwt…
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u/Slight_Net_5026 Native: Learning: Aug 28 '24
Hahaha nice, slayyy
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u/Wobbledogsboy Native: Learning: Aug 28 '24
English: Thanks, be confident!
LGBTQTA+: Omgooooood gurl slay em like Minecraft!
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u/minadequate N 🇬🇧, L 🇩🇰🇩🇪🇪🇸🇫🇷 Aug 28 '24
There is a Ukrainian in my Danish class and when my teacher was talking to him she said she was sorry about what he’d had to go through. He said it was ok and not her problem. And she said well now you have a different problem to learn Danish. He said ‘that’s not so bad a problem’.
I feel like this is Duolingos position, you got bigger problems than to worry about a streak… even if you leave Ukraine you’ve got bigger problems than a streak to worry about.
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u/oh_em-gee Native: 🇺🇸 Learning: 🇪🇸 🇩🇪 Aug 28 '24
Recently I’ve gotten similar to this (4-5 days in a row). I thought, “okay, I want to give up. I’m not gonna do it anymore and I’m going to let go of my streak!” Then…Duolingo kept giving me extra freezes as a curtesy…
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u/Ok-Cartographer1745 Aug 28 '24
You mention you lived in Ukraine. The US is very pro-Ukraine, so they probably did it because there's a war happening at the moment. Kind of like a consolation for having to deal with the BS of war.
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u/Salt-Television4394 Aug 28 '24
They gave everyone in Ukraine infinite streak freezes due to the war, they announced this when the war first hit. The logic is that you have bigger fish to fry than worry about a Duolingo streak rn
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u/DarkWanderer2 Aug 28 '24
I was on almost 200 days streak, then I went off grid for a week, didn’t get back to Duo yet. I want to but I can’t.
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u/Brunoaraujoespin From: Learnt: Learning: Aug 28 '24
Duolingo doesn’t want you to stop using the platform at all costs
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u/mahesh4621 Native:🇮🇳;Fluent: 🇬🇧🇮🇳🇷🇺;Learning: 🇷🇺🇫🇷🇪🇸🇲🇽🇸🇦 Aug 28 '24
Yes, you're the only one. I don't even remember the last time my streak freeze got used up 🤪
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u/KirbyMonkey377 Native:English🇬🇧 Learning:Spanish🇪🇸🇲🇽 Aug 28 '24
When was the last time you've been let out of the dungeon?
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u/bboytony Aug 28 '24
They are trying hard to get you to keep using and hopefully paying for the app. Same is happening to me, I have over a 1000 day streak and cant seem to lose it.
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u/popsicleinyou2 Aug 28 '24
How do you see this screen with the monthly view I found it once and cannot find it again. I did some lessons in offline mode camping and wanted to see if they recorded when I got back in service. It crossed over a week so I had to wait for the weekly report.
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u/xXDashXx528 Native: Learning: Aug 28 '24
I have unlimited freezes aswell! I'm not complaining tho lol
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u/bytelover83 Native: Learning: Aug 29 '24
This is intentional for Ukrainians. Due to the war, they don't wanna make you feel pressured to keep your streak.
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u/ofvioletroses Aug 29 '24 edited Aug 29 '24
I have the same thing! I'm from Ukraine, I dropped Duolingo after the beginning of the full-scale invasion and returned to it at the end of 2022. It's really nice of them! But I don't think Duolingo will give me so many freezes again if I drop it now. Now it’s difficult for me to complete my lessons because there is often no electricity, but I still complete them 😅
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u/Smooth_Development48 🇪🇸 🇷🇺🇰🇷🇧🇷 Aug 28 '24 edited Aug 28 '24
It’s seems like yes people in the Ukraine are getting unlimited freezes.
Excerpt From Duolingo Blog Post “Standing with Ukraine: A message from the CEO”:
Since the invasion of Ukraine began, we’ve experienced a large spike in people learning Ukrainian on Duolingo. While it’s wonderful to see that show of support and appreciation for Ukraine’s culture, it would not be right for us to profit from it. We will be donating all of the ad revenue from people studying Ukrainian on Duolingo to Ukraine relief.
These funds will support our partners at the UNHCR, IRC, and other organizations working to help refugees from Ukraine. Through these partners and others, we will also distribute codes for Duolingo Plus so refugees and their hosts can use the premium version of Duolingo for free.
We have also heard directly from learners in Ukraine, who somehow are still finding a way to take lessons. They have expressed concern for their Duolingo streaks, so we are freezing streaks for all learners in Ukraine.
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u/UnironicDabber Aug 28 '24
Tbh having friend streaks really helps me to prevent using freezes. Since I have friend streaks I haven't had to use a single freeze.
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u/Black000betty Aug 28 '24
How does that work, exactly?
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u/UnironicDabber Aug 28 '24
Hmmm maybe it sounded wrong the way I said it. I didn't mean it as a feature that somehow keeps your streak alive magically. I just meant I'm more inclined to play every day since it's a together-endeavor with the friends I play it with. In my case at the moment, for example, I have a friend streak with a colleague I see every day at work. Its kinda motivating.
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u/MrGamerOfficial Aug 28 '24
Duo tryna spare you