Off-topic, but in the context of “best mistake”, here is John Ringo’s definition of serendipity from The Last Centurion:
We were saved by serendipity. (Which is a term meaning “I fucked up but things came out better than if I hadn’t.”)
Off-topic, but in the context of “best mistake”, here is John Ringo’s definition of serendipity from The Last Centurion: