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[โ€“] SimplyKnorax@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A project doesn't have to be unique as a whole. You can always take an already existing idea and add your own twist to it (new UI, new feature, better optimisation, etc). What's important is actually doing something instead of being stuck in an infinite loop of brainstorming idea.

[โ€“] sociablefish@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

when i created a side project, someone else already did it but they had a flaw in their design, so i created my version to fix the flaw