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Re:The Film Students Who Can No Longer Sit Through Films by y0eswddl on Sunday February 01, 2026 @10:27AM (#46846813)
it's not just a saying, literally anytime you introduce external rewards for a behavior, you kill any intrinsic motivation for doing the thing.
Re:The Film Students Who Can No Longer Sit Through Films by robocat on Monday February 02, 2026 @04:21AM (#46854001)
Simply untrue.

Plenty of people have a job that gives them money, yet they also get pleasure and satisfaction from their job.

I think you are referring to studies that show that payment can paradoxically be demotivating. But that isn't always true.

Re:The Film Students Who Can No Longer Sit Through Films by Throaway1985232 on Monday February 02, 2026 @10:55AM (#46857406)
opposite in my case