What happened to all these people who needed their fidget spinners?

[Kingcobrakai]

Like 3 years ago, 50% of the population couldn’t sit still for 2 minutes without having one. Kids. Adults. Old people. Schools tried to ban them. Workplaces were asking people not to bring them or were handing them out to employees. I thought it was crazy at the time because it’s just an insignificant thing and it was chaos over it. My question comes from the fact I haven’t seen a single person with one since everything is returning to normal from the height of COVID.

Was it just a trend that got out of hand? Was it something that highlighted the divisiveness of our society or lack of attention span?

 

[concise]

It was a fad like yo-yos, tamagotchis, slinkies, etc.

 

[Pseudonym]

It became synonymous with having a mental disorder (anxiety, add/adhd) which is not “cool”
There was an article in National Geographic magazine.

 

[KidJSoul]

everybody suddenly had ADHD at the time

It's another example of how people try to co opt mental illnesses to seem "cool" and "unique", without realizing that they make it harder for people with genuine mental disorders and neuro-atypical brains.

 

[Double Burger With Cheese]

Real men don’t fidget or spin

 

[Cloutius Maximus]

It became synonymous with having a mental disorder (anxiety, add/adhd) which is not “cool”
There was an article in National Geographic magazine.

tell that to about 60% of the users of tik-tok

 

[RhodyRum]

Real men don’t fidget or spin

Real men definitely don't fidget, but sometimes a real man gotta get his spin on

 

[SnowflakesByTheOZ]

I feel like it was a fad for the most part.

 

[315]

They vanished to the backrooms

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

most of them died.
spun out of control...

 

[Rembrandt]

I know places are shytty they tried to catch this fad and got stuck with a bunch of these shyts from China lmao. Just like the "hover boards"

 

[Prince.Skeletor]

It was a fad like yo-yos, tamagotchis, slinkies, etc.

Those lasted wayyyyyyyyyy longerrrr

 

[calixprynce]

I never understood those things , thought they was kid toys

Now the kids have those "Pop It" things

 

[MECCA1000]

My neighbors kid (20) was really trying to break down the science behind them and what it was doing to help him mentally.

Dude had nothing when I asked "what was your vice before these joints came out, tho'?" ...... *blank stare* ........ "I thought so" as I walked away

 

[B86]

It was definitely just a fad like everything else nowadays. I still 3d print fidget cubes and shyt here and there though