Things exist either because they have recently come into existence or because they have qualities that made them unlikely to be destroyed in the past. ↗
Animals can adapt to problems and make inventions, but often no faster than natural selection can do its work - the world acts as its own simulator in the case of natural selection. ↗
I remember seeing the song in some diners on the selection gadget that plays records at the table while you were eating. We were never told if the songs ever got on any charts. ↗