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Surprised that worked for you, but congrats. Did you only use Duo, or did you use multiple materials along with Duo?
I just am curious, since I and many others who criticize Duo seem to see it as a tool that should only be used for beginner knowledge and introduction to a language. Duo also don't do as many listening examples compared to other apps right? You must be skilled at listening input.
Edit: Here's another example of a person (skip to 7:20) who did mostly just Duolingo for 2 years and struggled on the JLPT N5 (lowest level)
Just DuoLingo, watching Japanese stuff without subtitles (including cultural guides for further understanding) to force myself to listen, and then looking up words I don't know when I come across them.
My goal was never to learn how to speak or write anything; just understand it well enough to watch Japanese media in the original language. I still often have to rewind and play back stuff to get it all. Especially if they are saying a long sentence really fast.
It also probably helps that Language itself is one of the things that tickles my autistic brain.