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- From: Tim Hewitt <thewitt@nsc.com>
- Subject: Mangled Metaphors (was: Users are selfish...)
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- Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 09:02:27 GMT
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- Dan Parvaz wrote:
- [clip]
- > I happen to believe in carrots, not sticks. In shareware, that is. I'm a
- > little tougher in my "day job" :-).
- [clip]
-
- Although I applaud your approach to software publishing, I must point out that there
- is no "carrot and stick" metaphor where the stick is used for punishment and the
- carrot for reward - although it is commonly misused in this fashion.
-
- The carrot is dangled on a stick in front of the intended target for motivational
- purposes. The target (a donkey in the traditional tale as I recall) is motivated by
- the reward of the carrot - should he ever figure out how to reach it. He walks, the
- cart moves, and all are happy (except the donkey, who never does figure out why he
- can't walk far enough to reach the carrot...).
-
- -Tim
-