My fidget spinner and I have just been informed that fidget spinners are over

Terrible news. Mere weeks after obtaining my beloved fidget spinner, I have been told that not only are they “over,” but they have been over for months.

The first murmurs of the spinner’s demise came as early as May. Financial analyst Bradley Thomas, who hates when I have fun, noticed that fidget spinners had declined in both Amazon rankings and Google search rankings—a surefire sign it had already reached its peak.

From there, the signals only became clearerFiveThirtyEight wrote its eulogy for the fidget spinner in mid-June. In August, the New York Times published a story chronicling its “fall.” And as the summer waned, the Washington Post declared that while fidget spinners had indeed become passé for children, they were gaining popularity among adults. Read more…

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