searching for something that doesn’t exist ?

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https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/327509/chasing-something-that-doesnt-exist

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phrases – Chasing something that doesn’t exist – English Language …
A hope, wish, or dream that is impossible to achieve or not practical. Origin: From the fantasies brought about by the smoking of opium. While opium may not exist in your world, if a similar narcotic was established, the meaning could be maintained. …now you’re just a fool chasing a soma dream. Share.

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/533262/is-there-an-expression-that-describes-looking-for-something-that-probably-isnt

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Is there an expression that describes looking for something that …
1 A fruitless search (looking for something that isn’t or probably isn’t there) described humorously is a wild goose chase. From The Idioms: wasting resource working on something that does not exist spending time searching for something that is simply impossible to find

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What’s an idiom for sending someone to look for something that doesn’t …
Sending someone on a wild goose chase is definitely the most common way to say this. I looked up the origin, and apparently it has to do with old school horse racing. Alternatively: sending someone out for headlight fluid. This is less of a common idiom and more a common joke. Kleptoplatonic • Native Speaker • 3 yr. ago

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/408827/is-there-a-idiom-phrase-to-describe-addressing-a-problem-that-doesnt-actually-o

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Is there a idiom/phrase to describe addressing a problem that doesn’t …
This is different from An idiom meaning someone’s doing something useless and has no result at the end, where they look for a phrase about actually doing something that yields no result, whereas in this case, people are perceiving something that doesn’t exist and trying to make a solution which would actually affect others.

https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/nonexistent

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53 Synonyms & Antonyms for NONEXISTENT | Thesaurus.com
hallucinatory hypothetical illusory immaterial imponderable insubstantial missing

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How Do You Research Something That Doesn’t Yet Exist?
We were considering conducting contextual inquiries, and a colleague said, You can’t research someone who doesn’t exist yet.. His point was that you can’t go out and observe a future set of tasks that no one performs yet. He was right that you can’t observe tasks that don’t yet exist, but he was wrong in assuming that observing …

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/134267/word-or-phrase-for-seeing-meaning-where-none-exists

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Word or phrase for seeing meaning where none exists
1 @MετάEd The definition of Apophenia is at variance with ‘drawing interpretations’/ ‘reading too much into’ kind of tendency of the reader. – Kris Nov 4, 2013 at 14:09 4 Meaning exists where we find it. If a reader finds meaning that the author didn’t intend, who’s to say that it doesn’t exist? – Caleb Nov 4, 2013 at 15:26 1

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/discovering-something-that-doesnt-exist

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Discovering Something That Doesn’t Exist | Know Your Meme
Meme Status Submission Year Unknown Origin Unknown Tags phineas and ferb, cartoon About Discovering Something That Doesn’t Exist is a video remix and image macro series based on a clip from the song opening theme for the animated television series Phineas and Ferb. Origin

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/306234/argumentation-fallacies-impossible-to-prove-the-non-existing

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Argumentation fallacies: Impossible to prove the non-existing
It is impossible to prove that something does not exist, it is only possible to prove that sth does exist. … prove that something doesn’t exist, or whether you’re saying that it’s a fallacy to claim that it’s impossible to prove that something exists. More generally, it might help if you elaborated a bit.) – ruakh. Feb 13, 2016 at 22:25 …

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/12/12/18112538/best-search-choices-psychology-barry-schwartz

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/12/12/18112538/best-search-choices-psychology-barry-schwartz
The quest for the best: a psychologist explains why it makes us … – Vox
The best doesn’t exist. A psychologist explains why we can’t stop searching. Psychologist Barry Schwartz on the allure of a doomed mission. Given that we live in a consumer culture where you … lesoutrali bot