It is always fun (in a broad sense of that word) when I make a comment on an industry I know nothing about and somehow stumble onto a thing that not only has a name but also research. I am sure there is a German word for that feel of discovering something that countless others have already discovered.

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biztos 14 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> there is a German word

Zeitgeistüberspannungsfreude

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chris_st 17 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

XKCD calls it the "Lucky 10,000" [0]

[0]: https://xkcd.com/1053/

	▲	mewpmewp2 11 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That is referring to something completely else. This is referring to some common fact that the person didn't figure out by themself. OP is referring to something they came up with themselves in a field they have no experience with, realizing it is actually a thing in a way feeling validated and clever.

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taneq 16 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Any time I invent a cool thing, I go and try and find it online. Usually it's already an established product, which totally validates my feeling that the thing I invented is cool and would be a good product. :D

Occasionally it's (as far as I can tell) a legitimately new 'wow that's obvious' style thing and I consider prototyping it. :)

	▲	chasing0entropy 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		What have you prototyped recently? Anything you have released to market? I'm in the same general area by am teetering on actually launching products wouldn't mind connecting with a like minded e gineer