Of course the corollary to the claim 'there are no new ideas' (which is probably in line with this article's line of thinking) is that the only way progress is

Of course the corollary to the claim 'there are no new ideas' (which is probably in line with this article's line of thinking) is that the only way progress is made is when a previously bad idea becomes a good one due to circumstance, and some naive fool comes along and tries it again.