In certain context - empty frontiers vs discovered/cultivated regions Take the Internet -no one had any models for it. You could come up with new innovations a

In certain context - empty frontiers vs discovered/cultivated regions Take the Internet -no one had any models for it. You could come up with new innovations and then disrupt other industries or make entirely new frontiers. But in denser more studied areas - advances are incremental. People don’t come up with magic hashing functions for example. Or new engine designs - there’s only so much you can do without breaking emissions norms or fuel efficiency or end up having engines which end up getting damaged. BUT- the dream is always to find that missing or unthought of idea which changes the world. It’s just relatively easier with an open frontier.