@Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish • 29 days agoThe term carrot and stick doesn't sit well with me. If you hit a donkey with a stick then it's likely it won't trust you enough to accept a carrot later.message-square45fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down122
arrow-up125arrow-down1message-squareThe term carrot and stick doesn't sit well with me. If you hit a donkey with a stick then it's likely it won't trust you enough to accept a carrot later.@Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish • 29 days agomessage-square45fedilink
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 linkfedilinkEnglish8•29 days agoI’ve seen both “carrot on a stick” meaning to offer something the other party wants to get them to do what you want with no negatives/punishment, but there is also “carrot and a stick” which means employing both positive and negative reinforcement.
I thought you dangled the carrot from a stick
I’ve seen both “carrot on a stick” meaning to offer something the other party wants to get them to do what you want with no negatives/punishment, but there is also “carrot and a stick” which means employing both positive and negative reinforcement.