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[–] realharo@lemm.ee 37 points 1 week ago (3 children)

More like start learning a second language and give up after a week.

This may be a stereotype, but TikTok specifically caters to people with short attention spans.

[–] socsa@piefed.social 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah learning to speak Mandarin is one thing but learning to read it feels fucking impossible if you don't start young.

Step 1: Die

Step 2: Reincarnate in Taiwan (don't pick mainland China like I did in my current incarnation)

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 week 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.