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Both Linux and Git look like obvious solutions that anyone could have come up with. That's what makes a discovery or a product great. That's why I think Linus is simply a genius.



IMHO, the best and most disruptive inventions are ones where almost everyone could’ve said “Hey I should have thought of X, it’s such a simple idea.”


> look like obvious solutions

ex post facto




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