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by Wytwwww 620 days ago
> So if I “discover” a house down the street I’ve never seen before, I “achieved” the title of “discoverer” as well!

No, but if you find a house nobody else in the city, country and even the content you live in have ever seen or aware of then yes you can yourself a “discoverer”.

e.g. if humans somehow found sentient aliens somewhere in the galaxy you wouldn't consider that a discovery either? Whether or not they later enslave or murder them doesn't really change that...