Often enough, when I get stuck I realize that plenty of other programmers have gotten stuck at that point too. And now I wonder if this has a detrimental effect

Often enough, when I get stuck I realize that plenty of other programmers have gotten stuck at that point too. And now I wonder if this has a detrimental effect on the developer community. By that I mean if a common problem has such a common workaround, then the workaround becomes accepted as a valid solution, and the original problem doesn't get resolved. Ever.