Sometimes, we find LEGO builds that elicit quite conflicting emotions when we see them. Legobricks Bricks‘s digital Duo the owl, mascot of language-learning app Duolingo, is one such build. On the one hand, it’s very well built: the leaves for eyebrows and the upturned dish for a beak stand out to me. The chests of gems and miniature screen really complete the look, too. But on the other hand, I get so many streak reminders from that blasted owl that I’ve seen quite enough of it! In fact as I write this, my phone has just pinged with my latest Finnish lesson for today. Hold your horses, Duo! I’ll get there eventually….
I see that the screen of Duo’s phone even reflects the “Learning Path” format of the redesigned software, rather than the old format that gave you a wide variety of lessons to choose from. A well-built MOC, but a frustrating reminder of the change that made me abandon my 900-day streak (and language learning in general).