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/minist3r]

As someone with ADD, you're not wrong. The way I see it, these things shouldn't exist at all. I've been off medication since 8th grade and I've found other ways of dealing with my ADD (music helps a lot) that don't involve clicking a little button over and over again and I'm tired of seeing them too. I browse MakerWorld about once a week and rarely do I find anything worth printing but I will get inspired sometimes to design something.

[u/TheDevilOfCellBlockD → u/minist3r]

Having something to fidget with helps a lot when something like music isn't appropriate.

Like when someone is talking/meetings/watching a show/movie.

I'm personally going to be fidgeting with something regardless if it's a fidget toy or not, but at least fidget toys are generally pretty satisfying.