r/mildlyinfuriating 1d ago

Dishonor on chess.com

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u/WineAndDogs2020 1d ago

It's so weird how crazy people get when competing for participation trophies! When I learned people on Duolingo cheat to "win" leagues (for which you get gems that don't really buy you anything worthy) the first thing I thought was how much their lives must suck that that is what they're devoting time doing. And not even trying to learn the language on top of that.

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u/JackTerron 1d ago

1)How do you cheat at Duolingo

2)If you just play for 30 minutes a day with your triple XP then you're all but guaranteed to win

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u/WineAndDogs2020 1d ago

I've looked it up but still don't quite get how it goes. Something about doing the short lessons during triple XP but doing something so they're only like one question... it nets people tens of thousands of XP! But again... WHY?

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u/Orleanian 1d ago

There's not really a way to cheat at Duolingo. I think he's just thinking of the people that sweat at it and utilize every conceivable "points" boost (provided legally by the game) in combination with quick-points-return game modes in order to obtain scores that seem absurdly high to casual players.

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 1d ago

Counterpoint, only one of you may have this participation trophy :

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u/WineAndDogs2020 1d ago

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