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PeterFmd
50
May 14, 2017
Yeah, I find the "anything that anyone carries every day is EDC" answers wholly inadequate. If that were the case in any practical sense, an EDC category would look like all of amazon.com, but it's actually mostly items that help people be prepared or organized when carried on their person. And then spinning tops. They're a complete oddball.
A real answer would be someone explaining what practical benefit carrying a spinning top would offer.
Astrodinosaur
198
May 20, 2017
PeterFmdLove the point about the EDC definition being too broad. EDC was supposed to describe the useful things we carry everyday to make our jobs/lives easier. It seems to have become an excuse to buy and carry a bunch of cool (?) gear around that serves little practical purpose other than having one-up on your Instagram followers when you post your daily pocket dump. I know guys who got along fine for years carrying a wallet, phone, knife, and flashlight who are now carrying a small backpack with them everywhere they go, filled with items they never use. Not a QR bag, just a backpack full of their "EDC." Not like it's a real world problem, it can just be hilarious. Also, yay for capitalism.
As for the tops, I've read that playing with small objects like that while doing something more productive can increase productivity, and that tops on desks/worktables have actually been a thing for decades for that very reason. Supposedly fidget spinners work on the same concept. By engaging your free hand(s) and occupying your subconscious, you're less prone to distractions and better able to focus on singular tasks. Or so the studies say. I have no personal experience with these things whatsoever.
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