What happened to Duolingo forums?

Duolingo also removed stories from the app to improve the public speaking exercises in the future. The forums will shut down on March 22, 2022, at the latest. There will be no more opportunities to view or comment on posts or comments in the forums. What has happened to all the forum content from Quora?

Is Duolingo Really Useful?

Duolingo does have a lot of sentences that are theoritically useful. But they are practically meaningless because they don't have any immediate purpose. You are not trying to visit a museum in Spain while you are using the phone on your couch in England. No child ever learned their mother tongue by studying grammar and then consciously applying it.

How effective is Duolingo in learning a language?

The effectiveness of Duolingo in learning a language is proven by the data. The underlying principle of lean manufacturing ideas and practices is that data rules all. I have found Duolingo quite cool.