Most of the people who think fidget spinners are dumb were not even alive when pet rocks were in stores, because this fad is from 1975. I am one of the older people checking this website on a regular basis, and I was minus ten years old at the time.
- Wish Trolls/Stone Protectors
- Food Fighters
- Snap bracelets or Friendship bracelets
- younger 80's kids were at the core of pogs. Pogs.
The list goes on. It turns out if you take away nostalgia and the culture of the time most childhood fancies aren't that appealing to adults. We think fondly of them simply because we remember how they made us feel as kids. So long as it isn't unhealthy, it doesn't matter what made us feel happy as children, a stick and a hoop, a ball and a cup, a cowboy costume, a pet rock, a ninja turtle, a pog, a yuhgioh (or whatever) card, a cartoon, whatever. Most people won't "get it" if they are a little too old or a little too young. That's how it works. We don't have to understand each other, we just have to be willing to let each other enjoy what makes us happy. Apply this to more than just fads and the world is suddenly a little better.
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So costumes, card games, action figures, and cartoons are on the same level as a spinny thing for ADHD stolen by idiots who play with it
@thenewlazybones "stolen by idiots" makes you sound really angry and bitter about it, how does it affect you what little kids are playing with, let them have their fun
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You didn't need to tag me you know there's a reply function so you don't have to do that, and well around me are people so empty headed they took a supposed treatment for ADHD because they're seriously entertained by mindlessly spinning it and distracting you from schoolwork because it's not just little kids who have these things, it's teens and grown ass men playing with a damn spinny wheel, and I'm pretty sure costumes, card games, action figures and cartoons are not on that level
Of course not. What child/teenager has ever been distracted by music, games, pop culture, sports or toys in school before this new menace? It would be like if they took a device meant for wireless communication and turned it into some type of... distracting toy. Does everyone in a jersey play for a pro sports team or are they playing make believe? Spinners for medical reasons is another topic. The legitimacy of the spinner for therapeutic treatment is not fully researched yet, so I won't discuss that. All I can say is that when acting as a toy to amuse a person, they are no different from any other fad. Much like those baseball bracelets/necklaces some years back they claim to possibly have vague benefits, but most people seem content with taking any benefits as a bonus and enjoy it as a fad. "House rules" dictate where and when toys are permissible. It's not the toys fault if a school allows it, and if there is some benefit then it's the same as a therapy animal or oxygen tank.
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Are you fucking serious with that second sentence? 'Durr hburr technology is bad fire is scary and Thomas Edison was a witch', and people with jerseys are showing support and bracelets and necklaces have purpose they are worn and could have benefits, and you cannot tell me that a goddamn fidget spinner is on the same level as a therapy animal or oxygen tank
1. It doesn't say technology is bad, it says the opposite. It's a counter point to the statement the design intent matters.
2. Sports are adults playing games that are simulations of other things. Make believe.
3. It was a reference to the "ionic titanium" sports bands popularized by pro athletes with no documented benefits. Just like spinners, claims. No proof.
4. I can't tell you anything. As I said, spinners aren't clinically approved and no standard treatment is evaluated yet. A therapy animal is a thing which comforts and allows normal function to the user in certain situations. The o2 tank is a medical device. That's the connection. Please read the chain before commenting, or ask questions if there are parts you don't understand. I will gladly explain. No need to get upset.
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· 6 years ago
1. You said technology was made into a distracting toy-that's bad
2. Sports are entertaining practices, there's no simulation of anything and no make believe
3. The bracelets could still be a fashion choice, and are quietly on your wrist not out in your face and distractedly vshhhhhhing
4. Again there's no connection between spinners and therapy animals/oxygen tanks even with medical benefits which I don't believe there are, I'm saying people ignored the supposed medical use to stupidly stare at a spinny wheel
1. I said your argument was tantamount to saying technology is bad. You said people took a device marketed for one purpose and used it a simple a distraction. This can be true of any device. That was the point.
2. Sports are. Not enough time to explain. Don't take my word. Here: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-first-impression/201204/sports-warfare%3Famp
Search and you'll find more. It's no new idea.
3. Like a shirt with nudity? That which is worn can still be distracting. It isn't the item, but its influence. See #1.
4. You are going by what you believe. Not what has been proven. Therapy animals are considered to be effective treatment in the field of mental health for people who need them. IF qualified experts determine spinners are therapeutic, I can't argue as that isn't my field of expertise.
Further, we cannot discuss the medical merits of the device. We do not have the data behind us. People stupidly stare at many things. Stupid is relative.
I'm the age group that fidget spinners generally apply to, and yet I think that they're plain stupid, and the clamor of metallic whirring can actually be really distracting during class.
Hey - I'm 57 and I think fidget spinners are fun. Most people don't think they're dumb, they just don't think of them at all. Don't get so butt hurt about it.
- Food Fighters
- Snap bracelets or Friendship bracelets
- younger 80's kids were at the core of pogs. Pogs.
The list goes on. It turns out if you take away nostalgia and the culture of the time most childhood fancies aren't that appealing to adults. We think fondly of them simply because we remember how they made us feel as kids. So long as it isn't unhealthy, it doesn't matter what made us feel happy as children, a stick and a hoop, a ball and a cup, a cowboy costume, a pet rock, a ninja turtle, a pog, a yuhgioh (or whatever) card, a cartoon, whatever. Most people won't "get it" if they are a little too old or a little too young. That's how it works. We don't have to understand each other, we just have to be willing to let each other enjoy what makes us happy. Apply this to more than just fads and the world is suddenly a little better.
2. Sports are adults playing games that are simulations of other things. Make believe.
3. It was a reference to the "ionic titanium" sports bands popularized by pro athletes with no documented benefits. Just like spinners, claims. No proof.
4. I can't tell you anything. As I said, spinners aren't clinically approved and no standard treatment is evaluated yet. A therapy animal is a thing which comforts and allows normal function to the user in certain situations. The o2 tank is a medical device. That's the connection. Please read the chain before commenting, or ask questions if there are parts you don't understand. I will gladly explain. No need to get upset.
2. Sports are entertaining practices, there's no simulation of anything and no make believe
3. The bracelets could still be a fashion choice, and are quietly on your wrist not out in your face and distractedly vshhhhhhing
4. Again there's no connection between spinners and therapy animals/oxygen tanks even with medical benefits which I don't believe there are, I'm saying people ignored the supposed medical use to stupidly stare at a spinny wheel
2. Sports are. Not enough time to explain. Don't take my word. Here: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-first-impression/201204/sports-warfare%3Famp
Search and you'll find more. It's no new idea.
3. Like a shirt with nudity? That which is worn can still be distracting. It isn't the item, but its influence. See #1.
4. You are going by what you believe. Not what has been proven. Therapy animals are considered to be effective treatment in the field of mental health for people who need them. IF qualified experts determine spinners are therapeutic, I can't argue as that isn't my field of expertise.
Further, we cannot discuss the medical merits of the device. We do not have the data behind us. People stupidly stare at many things. Stupid is relative.