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Spaced repetition systems have gotten better

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663 points domenicd | 1 comments | 18 May 25 11:42 UTC | HN request time: 0.21s | source
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mark38848 ◴[18 May 25 12:49 UTC] No.44021015[source]▶
Why does everybody want to learn Japanese? What makes Japanese so enticing? Why not Mandarin or at lead Spanish?
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1. wongarsu ◴[18 May 25 13:57 UTC] No.44021462[source]▶
You learn Japanese for the media and culture; Mandarin for the financial opportunities; Russian for the reverse-engineering community; Spanish, French or Arabic to be able to speak with large diverse groups of people, typically for travel; Klingon, Na'vi, Esperanto or Elvish to fit in certain communities

Accordingly, the stereotypical CS major is attracted to Japanese and Klingon, the stereotypical Business major to Chinese. Even though few follow through because of the amount of work and perseverance required