• palebluethought@lemmy.world
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    17 days 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…

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      17 days 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.

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          17 days 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?

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              16 days ago

              I asked for before the enshittification era.

              I’m not about to trust a controversial article that could have been manipulated by almost anyone these days.

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                  15 days ago

                  I don’t need to look at the articles, I literally grew up on a horse/donkey/goat ranch. Besides, why would I look into articles suggesting to abuse the farm animals?

                  I bet most everyone, including the Wikipedia article writers, and even the references they mention, most of them have probably never even rode a horse or donkey before. I have though.

                  There are proper ways of training large farm animals, and beating them with a stick isn’t one. That’s straight up animal abuse. And such large animals will quickly remind you who is in charge by stomping your skull in.

                  I learned how to peacefully and safely train animals. Dangle a carrot in front of a donkey, you can guide it around all day, until the work shift is over and you guide it to the food trough.

                  Why is everyone sharing links on how to beat animals with sticks, when I’m literally explaining from experience that there are much better ways to train farm animals?

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                    15 days ago

                    OK, cool? Your experience doesn’t mean this doesn’t happen though, and no one is saying this is any kind of proper way to train an animal.

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                    15 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