The 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 · 9 days ago

The 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.

Flickerby@lemm.ee · edit-2 8 days ago

You’re approaching this from the wrong direction. No one is saying this is the correct way to raise animals, everyone is just saying this is LITERALLY what the phrase means.

For wha it’s worth I have ridden both a horse and a donkey, though I am unsure why this is a sticking point for you on a language question