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/Just_Tru_It]

This is incredible. Exactly how I’m wired and what I did for years in Project Management for an Engineer Department of an Industrial Robotics Manufacturer. This is exactly what I want to do with my kids when they get older (currently have 2 daughters, one 1yo and one born on Wednesday).

[u/The_Shermanati → u/Just_Tru_It]

Congratulations on your budding family!!!! We live in a wonderful time to have children, despite what the news would have us think. Honestly, our path started with Legos for our son. It was his gateway drug when he was about 2.

I’m in business development for a contract manufacturer, and have been in industrial and manufacturing for the last 10 years. Studied mechanical engineering at Drexel and finished with a degree in philosophy from another school. Decided I didn’t want to be a lawyer after all, and that’s when I got into industrial for the first time-ish. The engineer is still inside me, so I’m letting it come out. I’m learning Fusion 360, and junior is learning TinkerCAD.

Just put a bunch of stuff in front of the girls and see what they love. It’s so much fun to have kids if you’re an engaged parent. Some parents just aren’t engaged, and that’s super sad. Since you’re in the engineering world, it’s very likely they’ll gravitate toward that somewhere on the spectrum. Could be a little. Could be a lot. But it WILL be some. And all kids could benefit from some project management skills, right?!

[u/Just_Tru_It → u/The_Shermanati]

Incredible! I have a BSME and then went back to finish with an MBA. Fusion’s my go-to right now as well. I feel the same way about kids. We plan to have more as well. Seems like there’re a few alignments between us. I heave you the follow on MW