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According to Teddy Roosevelt, you DO beat people with the stick. Quietly

I believe carrot and stick refers to reward (carrot) and stick (punishment). Meaning you can do what I want and get a treat, or I will beat you...

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carrot-and-stick

While this might be the origin of the phrase, the corruption into 'you get the carrot, or you get the stick' has been around for a looooong while...

Do you, you silly fuck, it's been a phrase since at least ww2. It's just a common statement referring to rewards vs punishments. Thanks for...