I had already covered that with the sentence that followed the one you quote-replied to. To explain: I said it doesn't work with people who are X. Then I posit

I had already covered that with the sentence that followed the one you quote-replied to. To explain: I said it doesn't work with people who are X. Then I posited that it only works in condition Y. Y covers all cases, including non-X, and therefore answers your question (with respect to what I'd posit). If your mental model of humanity is deeply flawed, you expect carrot-and-stick motivations to work. It doesn't matter if they're self-actualized. If anyone is still confused, this might be worth a read: https://www.amazon.com/Drive-Surprising-Truth-About-Motivates/dp/1594484805 https://www.amazon.com/Drive-Surprising-Truth-About-Motivate...