There’s a really interesting parallel here with evolution: exaptation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exaptation?wprov=sfti1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exapta

There’s a really interesting parallel here with evolution: exaptation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exaptation?wprov=sfti1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exaptation?wprov=sfti1 This occurs when a trait that evolved to solve one problem also happens to solve (or almost solve) another problem — for example, perhaps feathers originally evolved for the purpose of keeping warm but also opened up an evolutionary path to flight.