What to do when you hear about your idea: “That’s been done…”

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Computer Scientist and Public Inventor writes about the 'thatsbeendoneism' in response to an idea that has been done. His advice is: Don’t you believe it. Instead, work boldly and confidently in whatever direction your spirit guides you. We must forgive the thatsbeendoners, and understand them. However, the human weakness of a desire to appear knowledgeable combines with the human frailty of not listening patiently enough to our ideas before passing judgment, multiplied by the human limitation of memory.