Reinvent the wheel?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="reinvent">reinvent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span>: “<span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reinvent">reinvent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Alright">Alright</span>, <span word="suppose">suppose</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eco">eco</span>-<span word="friendly">friendly</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="green">green</span>, <span word="car">car</span>.</p><p><span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="burns">burns</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invent">invent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="burns">burns</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="gas">gas</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="battery">battery</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="anyway">anyway</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="literally">literally</span>, <span word="reinvent">reinvent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="round">round</span>-<span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="tyred">tyred</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span>, <span word="unless">unless</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eco">eco</span>-<span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="tank">tank</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tractor">tractor</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="says">says</span> “<span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reinvent">reinvent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span>,” <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="overhaul">overhaul</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="anew">anew</span> – <span word="better">better</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span>, <span word="materials">materials</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="works">works</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="inventing">inventing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proverbial">proverbial</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="wheels">wheels</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="adequate">adequate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negative">negative</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="caution">caution</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="drastic">drastic</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="overhauls">overhauls</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="alright">alright</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="reinvent">reinvent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span>, <span word="figuratively">figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tech">tech</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="reinventing">reinventing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span>? <span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="engines">engines</span>. <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Google">Google</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="king">king</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="engines">engines</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="dated">dated</span> <span word="it">it</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="Google">Google</span> <span word="has">has</span> “<span word="predated">predated</span>” <span word="those">those</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="engines">engines</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>). <span word="And">And</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Google">Google</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="dominance">dominance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="outfits">outfits</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="arguably">arguably</span> <span word="giants">giants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="Microsoft">Microsoft</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>.</p>
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