"Ideas are a dime a dozen" turns out to be true. Someone else here pointed to oil companies. Rockefeller was going to drill for oil when he saw what was going

"Ideas are a dime a dozen" turns out to be true. Someone else here pointed to oil companies. Rockefeller was going to drill for oil when he saw what was going on. But then he got a broader perspective and saw that refining the oil would actually be easier (he didn't have to hunt for the oil) and more profitable (middleman status). How much would that idea be worth if he hadn't done it? Zero. The only thing that is "worth" something is what money can buy. I understand your objection, but this is the way it is.