I agree with what you've said here: inventing things that are actually new is difficult and the people that don't invent things that are actually new shouldn't

I agree with what you've said here: inventing things that are actually new is difficult and the people that don't invent things that are actually new shouldn't be rewarded. Patent trolls are a thing, and people patenting boring junk is also a thing. The things is, saying things like "only execution matters" goes too far in the other direction, and, like you said, cuts out research labs and similar endeavors.