Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 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-down123
arrow-up127arrow-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 · 6 days agomessage-square45linkfedilink
minus-squareFlax@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down1·6 days agoI thought you dangled the carrot from a stick
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·6 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.