[naniwaduni]

> The importance of an SRS system like Anki cannot be overstated.

This is definitely an overstatement. It is a useful tool for the specific purpose of blindly memorizing associations. This is a hurdle people frequently run into when deciding to learn a language, but it's a pretty tight problem to be having and SRS is not like, critical.

[owenpalmer]

> It is a useful tool for the specific purpose of blindly memorizing associations.

Then you're not using Anki correctly.

[naniwaduni]

Look, all I can say to that is that the name isn't a coincidence.