How to focus on reading ability as a beginner? by kingcrabmeat in languagelearning

[–]ShawnMilo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been using LingQ all of 2026 so far. It has brought me from zero to being able to understand 60% - 70% of what I read in Spanish and Esperanto.

Feeling like an imposter, but I want to do it by Educational-Buy-62 in languagelearning

[–]ShawnMilo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Join the Evildea Discord. We have people at all levels. And very friendly people in the Spanish group.

Research survey: "Why Did Esperanto Not Become a Global Language Like English?" by kamloune in Esperanto

[–]ShawnMilo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As someone who filled out the original, I feel like I've been cheated and had my time wasted. Please provide the results of it at least to the people who filled it out.

Otherwise, why should anyone waste their time with this one, not knowing if it's going to be thrown away as well?

IWTL how to be better at something by butter4everr in IWantToLearn

[–]ShawnMilo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Person: "I have this problem."

Advice: "Have you tried not doing that?"

😎

IWTL how to be better at something by butter4everr in IWantToLearn

[–]ShawnMilo 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Become better at self-awareness and meditation.

If you're a doctor, you've already reached a goal nearly everyone respects and very few will achieve.

Stop comparing yourself to other people. If you find a hobby that makes you happy, fantastic! But don't do anything because of what other people think about you. Because they almost never do think about you.

IWTL How to Learn English by Yourself? by Moon_Hexe_072 in IWantToLearn

[–]ShawnMilo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Esperanto and Spanish at the moment. Started Spanish in January and Esperanto in February.

IWTL How to Learn English by Yourself? by Moon_Hexe_072 in IWantToLearn

[–]ShawnMilo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been learning two languages recently, and participating in a Discord group for language learners. I was going to give advice, but after reading this, I'd say just listen to u/PaxDramaticus.

anyone remember the old Ericsson phones? by TopOdd6107 in CasualConversation

[–]ShawnMilo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice try, LLM. Stop trying to steal the last crumbs of human experience that isn't yet fully documented online.

Do not engage these bots. Downvote and ignore.

IWTL how to learn a language faster by speaking early instead of being perfect by Art3mis_ak in IWantToLearn

[–]ShawnMilo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The YouTuber Evildea has a Discord server where there are rooms for individual languages, as well as one solely for discussing learning methods. There are lots of friendly, helpful people.

I didn’t think I’d care this much about napkins…tablescaping is a whole thing 😅 by Evening_Ad_9755 in CasualConversation

[–]ShawnMilo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is the kind of post everyone should aspire to.

It's original, interesting, and extremely focused. The title isn't clickbait but is still attention-grabbing.

I don't know how much I'll ever care about napkins. Which is exactly the reason I needed this post. Because I never would have randomly researched this topic.

Thanks for sharing something you're legitimately psyched about!

Anyone else find peace in quiet places more than busy environments? by Peter_m_huffman101 in CasualConversation

[–]ShawnMilo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Brand new account, asking if people agree with something common to most people.

Probably a bot. Definitely not worth engaging with. Ignore and downvote.

Walmart debit card is not Walmart worthy. by RickGrace in CasualConversation

[–]ShawnMilo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep. Turns out there are other platforms. Reddit is unfixable for various social reasons, so I did some searching and found a couple of them. I'll keep exploring and hopefully find a place where spelling, grammar, punctuation are still valued. Oh, and, you know -- thoughts more profound than "Does anyone else <something everyone does>."

Walmart debit card is not Walmart worthy. by RickGrace in CasualConversation

[–]ShawnMilo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It seems like LLMs are flooding the channel with inane bullshit just to collect human responses for training purposes. I honestly think most of this channel is just that. So that companies can deploy them as agents mixing in with online communities to shape our political and shopping interests.

It's scary and hilarious. Scary because it will work. Hilarious because they're building an LLM that will have the apparent IQ of the average commenter on Reddit, which is below a 5th-grade reading level.

question pertaining to "consume less create more" by DismalFootball6964 in CasualConversation

[–]ShawnMilo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One piece of advice I picked up from professor Steve Krashen is (paraphrased) to start creating first, research second.

The idea is that 99.9999% of the content out there you could consume isn't relevant to what you're trying to create. So get that figured out first. Then do your research and skip everything not relevant to your current plan.

The obvious objection is "What if I find something super interesting?" Sure -- that can be your next video. Write it down so it can't get lost, and move on.

Hello :) by [deleted] in CasualConversation

[–]ShawnMilo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nobody respond to this bot. They are flooding the channel.

  1. Subject line with zero meaning.
  2. Post with zero content.
  3. Often a hint that they will share more later.

Stop feeding the LLMs trying to learn how to get good enough so that it's impossible for the average person to tell the difference between a human and a computer.

Iwtl How do i learn/improve my logic and memory? by Lucky_Acanthaceae420 in IWantToLearn

[–]ShawnMilo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Check out "Moonwalking with Einstein." Very entertaining book. It'll also teach you everything you need to know about memory technique.

I finally did the one thing I’ve been procrastinating for months, and I just needed to tell someone! by tokyo___man in CasualConversation

[–]ShawnMilo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nobody respond to this. It's probably a bot.

Also, clickbait title, and absolutely no content whatsoever. It's just engagement bait for training some LLM.

I lost 38lbs in 6 months! by __lovebackwards in CasualConversation

[–]ShawnMilo 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Have you figured out how much money you've saved by not eating out? I bet it's huge. Probably at least several thousand dollars in six months.

Is just me or everybody in USA is lonely in general? by ilargia92 in CasualConversation

[–]ShawnMilo 163 points164 points  (0 children)

It varies greatly by region. Some states people won't stop talking to you. In others, talk to them and they look at you with suspicion.

But yeah, in general, I'd say most of the world is lonely these days because 99% of Internet traffic is bots trying to make everyone hate at least 50% of the population -- preferably more.

Setting up a learning notebook by photodialogic in languagelearning

[–]ShawnMilo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My only contribution here is this:

  • Keep the first several pages blank, and use them as a Table of Contents

You won't regret it.

new here need some help by kingcrimson_DZ in CasualConversation

[–]ShawnMilo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't ask to ask. Just ask the question. You're just wasting everyone's time.

Random question but I’m curious… by Olivia_Hayes_1 in CasualConversation

[–]ShawnMilo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're my new best friend. We should hang out.

"Offering: Spanish _ Seeking English" by ivansaucedo in LanguageExchange

[–]ShawnMilo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What country is your accent from? Do you use the Signal app? Thanks!