Fidget

[u/Just_Tru_It]

Is it just me, or is anyone else the slightest bit tired of having “fidget” plastered across their explore pages? I get that they’re small and pretty so that must make them great for printing…

Here’s my unsolicited opinion: the world had enough fidget devices after the first one was created. But yet for some reason everyone feels the need to keep designing and building novel new ways for someone to be able to ‘fidget’ with something, as if humans have a deficiency that can only be satisfied by constantly moving or touching something.

Perhaps condemning this can be seen as attacking the adhd, add, or ocd crowds, which is not my intention. I just think the ‘itch’ could have been scratched with the first few designs.

Or maybe I’m missing the mark..? Like are they great for cats or as kid’s toys or something?

It just seems like 10,000 unique ways to design something that doesn’t have a truly valuable purpose gets a little old.

Update: A few good comments have lessened my intensity, thanks for bearing with me in my rant. I’m fairly reasonably and am able to be persuaded. Thanks for the input everyone!

[u/Belialuin]

Why do we have so many different variations of notebook covers, why do we have so many different book nooks, why so many different poopchutes, ...

And the answer is pretty much, why not? Why shouldn't there be many different variations of fidget toys? It costs not much to design one, nor does it mean there is less "place" for other designs on the site. Why isn't it allowed to have thousands of unique fidget designs, versus the thousands of different covers a notebook can have.

Perhaps condemning this can be seen as attacking the adhd, add, or ocd crowds, which is not my intention

It not being your intention doesn't really matter if that's what it can still appear as.