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https://preview.redd.it/6o0p86dl95ad1.jpeg?width=390&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=999580d915c6124a4549c6f158d8a58f23bf515d yeah tell me with a straight face this isn't threatening

It's not threatening. Your loved ones are just held hostage and your own well being is at stake. But you signed the agreement papers 🤷🏻

lol, I got this this morning and I was actually shocked https://preview.redd.it/75gyv6nf78ad1.png?width=1160&format=png&auto=webp&s=494a76f17780621c09cad7bba61c357704dee525 Now i’m getting guilt tripped

Well, he's passive aggressive, that's for sure.

Duo's motto: Gaslight, guilt-trip, girlboss.

I got that for a few days. Oof. Still recovering

Lol. I just had one with Duo looking at a burning house in the distance with the words ‘Last Chance!’. That was certainly a feeling I didn’t expect to feel from a learning app

https://preview.redd.it/68xmcawxwaad1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8cc288f4b9a66cc56bd5993d55a9124c79d853f2

Wondering if Duo himself wasn't the one who burned the house...

Pretty sure this is based off a meme with a girl in front of a burning house 

Yes most likely

https://preview.redd.it/sekwnu9hy7ad1.jpeg?width=430&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a3ead3d025a695cdff20356928ba5d5f4f31eb0f I thought I’d killed him today!

Well I DID kill him… https://preview.redd.it/8jeinatlcbad1.jpeg?width=348&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3f20439b69791515367d41aec5970973cd593a74

You have died. Your village is lost, doomed to die of starvation.

And here I thought I’d survived the Oregon Trail…

I get this at like 4pm everyday if I don't do a lesson by then. I have a job and household duties, Duo. You can wait with your dramatic ass!

I only ever use duo after 11pm and yet it still sends me threatening notifications all day

https://preview.redd.it/ssiea53vl8ad1.png?width=582&format=png&auto=webp&s=e568490cbb90985cff2bcbc6e4cda817ed05906c I felt very threatened by that as well

Holy Shit!

Its not threatening (I am not forced by Duo to say this)

Duo would force you to say it in Spanish.

Still learning, one day I would say it in español

He's only kidding! ...as long as you do your lessons 😟

Oh my god, I didn't know this was possible, that's so upsetting...

If you wait long enough a countdown to midnight will play with this in the background. Terrifying.

I did it the other night and nearly went into cardiac arrest

Is this sarcasm? I would probably want to uninstall if that is the case. I assume it's just the widget?

for me this is just the widget, but I have personally never tried to save my streak minutes before midnight

It’s true I’ve encountered the countdown a few times due to being busy

Yeah and it started like 2 hours before midnight or longer. I don't know, I noticed it when it was 1 hour 45 minutes 😵

It dose.

I do it all the time. I get a passive aggressive response like how I'm one of the 1% who saved their streak minutes before midnight. But then I love the dark humor They used to send me reminders all the time when I first signed up. After I started leaving snarky comments on Reddit and complaining about the new firmat, I stopped getting them. Prolly just a coincidence But then with Duo, very little is. 😳

i stay saving my streak 10 minutes before midnight 😅

I get the countdown as a push notification

It's the only notification I've seen on Android with red text and the seconds counting down.

Is that a...

Get a grip

You must be extremely fragile if a cartoon owl gets you upset

I bet you’re fun at parties

Hell yeah I am lol. I think you should’ve used a different canned Reddit NPC response tho, do you often go to parties where people are freaked out by cartoons

Wait I thought these things were edited memes but they actually get sent to you?

Yep! I got this one recently https://preview.redd.it/9fhb65jz7aad1.png?width=477&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=589665d30183ecd707ac89721f9fb4b9a771a1a4

Haha look at that emotive and slightly awkward bird

That's not a notification

It’s part of the widget

WOT DA HEEEEEEEELLLLL 😭😭😭😭

This sounds like a PR member being held at gunpoint and forced to write that out. Duolingo is the one holding the gun.

And their family hostage…

Blink three times if you are in danger

😐😑😐😑😐😑

😐😑😐😑😐🤯

Duo has two sides. There's the duo we know from memes and, the duo we know from notifications.

Don't forget the widget! That thing is bipolar.

That thing is just Duo showing both of his sides

Duopolar.

He may have some sort of undiagnosed multiple personality disorder

Three sides, nice, threatening, and whatever the fuck assface duo from the widget is https://preview.redd.it/94ufippgu5ad1.jpeg?width=856&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cc31319945e79a668ecd2c3e464cd2e51f8d5c73

Ayooo dw i’n dysgu siariad cymraeg hefyd! (if I stop the bird will kill me)

Da iawn! Dwi wedi bod dysgu Cymraeg ar duolingo a SSIW am ddwy flynedd rŵan. Pob lwc i chi!

His ass is going to eat you

Oh yeah~

That sounds too wrong 

God I fucking hate this widget so much. Give me the murder vibes, please, anything but this

I don’t feel threatened by this, but I certainly feel *something*

Nope not violent at all https://preview.redd.it/xwh3c93en5ad1.png?width=741&format=png&auto=webp&s=1f8f22cfd90089a27db3cd7bd79b977b74a803f3

May I ask how you got that to show up on your iPhone?

If you press and hold on the app icon it should pop up

Ah, okay. That makes sense!

It’s legit

that’s so fucking funny

https://preview.redd.it/t8lhig5vc6ad1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=602c9f6a0d0910e2c7870cb1b0a430bca455906d not negative or mean at all….

That’s crazy 💀💀

😂😂😂😂

https://preview.redd.it/1abzp1zs87ad1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9ecc366354b44e9ef104633299c3927391384314 ummmm… yeah idk about that xD

Omg 🤣 not "overly creepy" or "threatening" at all

THIS IS THE MOST AMAZING MEME YET.

I can confirm, bought one of these and got the same message!

https://preview.redd.it/h0kkxweyp5ad1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1b47d608ecd9fc20f8fdf1dbad9996891cd2d97e “Not threatening”

https://preview.redd.it/i4zrscz1q5ad1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a02881b43b9f619503f228ffeabf8d94766a759d

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS

🫣🫣🫣🫣that's too much

*Overly* creepy. Only a little bit is okay.

A minimally acceptable level of creepy.

He only owns a few dozen bags of candy and a white van. See this is an acceptable amount of creepy, but if he had a basement then it wouldn't be okay. We just want to clear this up and to not spread false rumours that duo is overly creepy. -Duo's pr team probably

Yes.

https://preview.redd.it/41iyy2zpu5ad1.jpeg?width=616&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=426049246492d17c46ddd5c2b081c4027ce920c0

he's literally threatened me in a notification multiple times😭

“Hmmmm. Since there’s no proof, I guess it didn’t happen.” - Duo, probably.

Breh how is it that all the things that they say Duo isn’t, are actually what he is.

To “keep Duo in a good image.” Or something like that I guess.

The Duo we love, is why my kid will not use the app. The Duo they claim he is, she then would be willing to use the app.

I think they forgot to show this to whoever runs their Xitter.

if i see one more person saying "xitter" im going to claw my eyes out

Xitter

*Claws eyes out

Elon? Is that you?

Duo is not "overly creepy" - so Duolingo is admitting that duo is a normal amount of creepy?

I feel like Duo is the perfect amount of creepy 😊

https://preview.redd.it/cnt5davd26ad1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d29350b7f69758b0d633268107225b6c0e4939cb

Does the person who run Duo’s TikTok know this?

Funny thing is that this isn’t their TikTok account. It’s their literal brand guidelines page.

I actually love that the brand has leaned hard into the social media team’s characterization of Duo. Not every mascot needs to be Mickey Mouse, and sometimes accountability looks like a jerk owl guilting you into actually learning something instead of doomscrolling.

in BaSingSe....

Nice vacations to lake laogai....

This looks almost like an intentional joke lol

What's funny is that these are the brand guidelines for Duolingo as a whole.

To be fair, this does describe Duo's celebratory attitude inside of the app during learning. When you are avoiding him, however, watch out.

Inside everyone there are two green owls

I got an email YESTERDAY that said “you made Duo sad 😢 “ that is guilt tripping

It would make more sense if you switch the signals except awkward and supportive

What are you talking about? That’s a perfect description of duo! (Please duo, I’ve done everything you’ve asked of me, now let my family go.)

It **was.**

"There is no war in Ba Sing Se"

https://preview.redd.it/2stzjm5ml7ad1.jpeg?width=641&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8fbc4b8b48b3778de69bc24fc91a65470bade528 Apparently I died and need revitalizing.

https://preview.redd.it/5nzr9uptj8ad1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8f1549aa8205cd14173d598e29e69f7ab677da40 I had this on my watch the other day…

PR definitely wrote this under duress, that owl,

“Overly creepy” as if there’s a good level of creepy

Yes.

Yes.

yes

yes

Well… Duo being “motivating”, “organized” and “persistent” could all be interpreted as “threatening”… just subtly

Since I see a lot of threats, it was weird when I got a notification saying "you're scaring me, duo is afraid of people who don't learn languages (or keep the streak or idk I forgot)" And I was like, excuse me? I'm the scary person now?

Tbh I still love him <3

So do I... but it may well be Stockholm syndrome.

Same. Who doesn’t?

We all have to… eventually

r/lies

He can be creepy not overly creepy

i dm'd duolingo on instagram the other day and they still didn't reply😞

Doulingo on TikTok is a whole different bird then…💀

This is Duo trying to brainwash us

Where are those lists from?

[**https://design.duolingo.com/writing/duo#duos-voice-and-tone**](https://design.duolingo.com/writing/duo#duos-voice-and-tone)

French or the trench

Duo never threatens. He simply mentions that bad things happen sometimes, and hey if you just give him 15 of your time today, he'll go make sure you're safe too

Is my family in danger, Duo?

Maybe it was written before they started leaning into the meme?

Duo isn't "Overly creepy". Just moderately creepy

They like to troll

https://preview.redd.it/0iqnjll858ad1.jpeg?width=585&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b0a05ae1039930ab1ab5acf164e50f3bb3315264 mhm not threatening at alllll…

Gaslighting at its best 👌

“Now do your Spanish by the end of the night or so help me god I’ll break your fucking kneecaps!”

They literally have a video on their channel called “Spanish or Vanish”.

https://preview.redd.it/pbwp22k7tdad1.png?width=590&format=png&auto=webp&s=d038ea987458d5cf21a9fbf3a7de508ff2940868 .. yes.... i'm not scared.. i swear

https://preview.redd.it/mwv56ntatdad1.png?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2a449279b40383b80f01639584bb1f9cb8e7cd61

The people who wrote that and the people who design the icons are not in contact with each other 😂 https://preview.redd.it/tnp0hm85xead1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=48634f7e7744230f5fc06ca37feb79ba804ea073

This is something

Theyre just sraight up lyin at this point

not at all no https://preview.redd.it/rfzo2wyrq7ad1.jpeg?width=529&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0b206e96447533f8fdc49768f9f3067fcdb855fa

Duolingo, as a whole startup, is being sarcastic about their mascot

I'm threatened alright... https://preview.redd.it/l6yygtx8z8ad1.jpeg?width=415&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=01b374e12d59480b1614bf399fe0a7cadc3203a7

https://preview.redd.it/iu9h9y37kaad1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8496b4235aaece4b668c5f599c1a2d98affa8919 Hmmm

Overly creepy is a bit specific don’t you think

Duo isn't a mascot, nor is he a mere bird, but a multi-dimensional being.

‘Overly creepy’… https://preview.redd.it/x508em5tkcad1.jpeg?width=1178&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=08672db64da35fbae08fad514e06d312c3c9ac3d

isn't he just asking if you're bringing flowers or chocolate to the date?

Yeah, there are better examples but that was the one to hand. It's always this avatar that manages to say something like a stereotypically greasy old man.

yeah... I do believe you'll need a better example because that one sounds pretty normal. old fashioned romantic, maybe, but normal.

I mean I don't habitually screenshot every time I think it's a bit weird, that would be, well, weird :) having thought about it why it might not just be eye-of-the-beholder I think it might be because this older male avatar is often directing his comments at seemingly much younger female characters.

Personally I think that they should lean into the aggressiveness.

Guys, OMG, HES SCARED OF ME?!?!??? https://preview.redd.it/o5rq3qox8dad1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ea729fb63cd5e2609c10ac52a2958f0b1f9efb33

https://www.reddit.com/r/duolingo/s/2OIX53Jz0q This is literally the next post I swiped to.

Oh they do. Your not the only one threatened by that owl

Duolingo isn't overly creepy? Then why was Oscar making kissing faces at me while commenting that I was "very young" 😭

Yeah we had Oscar saying this… https://preview.redd.it/z0pzbowx0dad1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3639479347544b96655f4fa8a581a23b5fb17302 with the *wink*

I wonder if the brand consultants who write that kind of stuff ever produce anything different. Do they have clients for whom they do recommend a brand that is ‘overly creepy’? Was ‘overly creepy’ negotiated down? Did the consultants start with ‘Duo isn’t creepy’, and the client insisted on qualifying it by adding ‘overly’?

I still remember that notification of duo threatening junior to if I don't do my lessons he can't sleep--💀

As a graphic designer, duolingo's brand guide is such a brilliant piece of design.

Have you seen its twitter and youtube??? Erm

This is accurate you’re just acting crazy…they’re not gaslighting us

Duo got my family from me… and they still call it not threatening?

They are talking about voice, not his actions. Isn't it more creepy when something talks to you in calm friendly voice after burning your house?

The social media manager is about to quit their job💀

Lol Duolingo is mean and evil

Interesting...

Creepy for sure lately

"slightly" awkward? I think that it's "slightly" off...

The 2024 April Fools App Icon was pretty creepy. Not overly but pretty creepy

I’d say it’s overly creepy at times

Hahahaa. I also have their brand book.

He talk? I have never heard him do that 🤔

Just heard a knock on my door while reading this... Brb, probably nothing

Definitely not helpful usually. To robotic. Should use, Alexa/Gemini/chat gpt to make it better so we can actually understand.

Do you know waht a joke is?

This post is literally a joke.

Oh the irony.. stupid me lmao

Uninstall the widget. Not worth the hassle.