I've long said, I hate when people say, "don't reinvent the wheel." Even for the literal wheel, I know of at least 3 times it was usefully reinvented in just the last 20 years.
People who say "don't reinvent the wheel" should come up with something new to say.
But they can't, because they hate innovation so much.
Or they have noticed that some new wheels are not great. One example of wheel was this electric bicycle with massive hub. In essence almost as big constructions of bearings as the wheel itself... Horrible reliability and efficiency. Did look cool.
Wheels are constantly under development and are improving, but they are still derived from the previous concept, not a new invention
I think reinventing the wheel would be like creating a wheel that does not spin or somethin... some youtubers have done it actually. Its fun to mess around with but hard to create something valuable.
People who say "don't reinvent the wheel" should come up with something new to say.
But they can't, because they hate innovation so much.