Anki certainly is rote memorization. SRS is just the most efficient way to successfully do it.
Re:Anki-Fy Your Life
by naniwaduni on Saturday March 18, 2023 @08:13PM
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There is uh, a reason the program's name is almost literally "blind memorization". The connotations are not quite as negative as the phrasing sounds in English, buut the meaning is not a coincidence.
I wouldn't describe my use of Anki as "rote memorization". Though certainly some people use it that way. There is a big difference between blindly putting raw and unfamiliar facts into an SRS, and using an SRS to remember things you have learned and understand. It's the second case that pays large dividends over time.