@majatomic Yes, there is no original thought. Or, "there's nothing new under the sun", as Ecclesiastes expressed it thousands of years ago.
No, you can not patent an idea.
The world today is built on ideas building upon ideas building upon ideas, and everything would screech to a halt if this was not possible.
https://www.uspto.gov/patents/basics/general-information-patents
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