Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 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-squaremessage-square45linkfedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down122
arrow-up128arrow-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 · 5 days agomessage-square45linkfedilink
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 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’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.