Pro tip: you can also ride a pig that way.
over_clox@lemmy.world 1 week ago
You don’t hit the donkey with the stick silly! 😂🤣
You sit on the donkey and use the stick like a fishing pole. Dangle the carrot in front of the donkey’s face with a string, and the donkey will walk in whichever direction you guide it.
TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
over_clox@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Don’t talk about your mom like that.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 week ago
In Minecraft
palebluethought@lemmy.world 1 week ago
While this is definitely a thing from cartoons, the carrot/stick thing is absolutely referring to hitting the donkey. The whole point is punishment vs reward…
over_clox@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Well, seeing as how I grew up on a horse ranch, I can totally confirm the ‘cartoon logic’ you speak of is absolutely real, and is used to help train at least some donkeys and horses.
It’s more like teasing them to go after something they can never have.
palebluethought@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Yeah, again, I’m not saying that’s not a thing, man. Just that’s not what carrot vs stick metaphor is about
over_clox@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Can you provide me a couple older references to this? Preferably before the year 2000, or at least before the AI and enshittification era?