According to recent research, yes.

But research is lacking in the retention of skills and knowledge once the gamification is removed.

Does Duolingo create life long learners, or is it just something to pass the time and feel good about getting a score streak.

My theory is almost all Duolingo users would quit learning if Duolingo went away tomorrow and everyone has to restart at 0 on a new app/service.

Our strongest EMP rays did nothing to them, but in the end they succumbed to a simple stick.

There is also just the possibility that their common illness affects something biologically they possess that we do not.

I too hope the protections would go both ways. I guess it depends if whatever they’d exhaust is toxic to us