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"There are thousands of volunteers who donated their labour to Duo... Bit by bit all of our work was hidden from us as Duolingo became a publicly-traded company." (aus.social)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

It’s not like corporations are some animal who can’t help but be who they are.

I think you need to read a little more about economics, because this is exactly what they are. In fact, they have a fiduciary duty to their shareholders to maximize profits.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

That’s for publicly traded companies. Duolingo wasn’t public when OP contributed to it.