Feeling harder to use duolingo as a free learner :(

i love duolingo & i love that i can use it for free but since the “practice for hearts” is basically gone & now i have to skip course content kinda makes me sad.

for me duolingo is a fun hobby but all these paid limitations is taking the fun out. all these new features seem wonderful i wish i could at least use gems or even watch some ads for the course content :(