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Duolingo: "We are NEVER opening a San Fran office" ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ’€ Guess they're done with the Bay drama๐Ÿ”ฅ #DuolingoDramas

October 09, 2025
16 days ago
TechCrunch
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๐Ÿšจ BREAKING NEWS: Duolingo Declares *War* on San Francisco Rent Prices! ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿ’€ In a totally not cringe move, Duolingo has officially said โ€œNOPEโ€ to opening a shiny new office in San Francisco. ๐Ÿ›‘๐Ÿ‘€ That's right! Theyโ€™re rolling up their sleeves in Pittsburgh (yes, thatโ€™s right, PA - the land of fries on sandwiches)๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ”. Who needs overpriced avocado toast and tech bros with questionable side hustles anyway? Duolingo gets that itโ€™s not about the *vibe* or flexing your IPO status; itโ€™s about keeping that sweet, sweet culture intact. โ€œWe built our headquarters here because we believe you donโ€™t have to chase trends or sky-high rent prices to do meaningful work,โ€ said some DevOps dude who probably rides a fixed-gear bike ๐Ÿ•ถ๏ธ. *Based move, fr fr.* Meanwhile, San Francisco is like: ๐Ÿ’” "But where will the crypto bros host their hackathons?" ๐Ÿคก So, whatโ€™s the takeaway? Duolingo just dropped the ultimate glow-up ๐Ÿ’Ž on all those copycat startups losing their minds over rent. Meanwhile, theyโ€™re like, โ€œWeโ€™re just vibin' with our owl and good ol' PA values.โ€ ๐Ÿ”ฅ Hot Take Alert: By 2025, weโ€™ll see a trend of major tech firms migrating to โ€œlow-keyโ€ cities named after cheesesteaks. Next up? Wawa HQ, anyone? ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ’ธ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’ฅ #TechRevolution

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