I might just know the wrong people and read the wrong press but I do not see proof of this anywhere. People generally copy and improve, including almost all suc

I might just know the wrong people and read the wrong press but I do not see proof of this anywhere. People generally copy and improve, including almost all success stories. Everything they did was done, they just did it better and/or bigger. There are surely counter examples, but, as far as I can find, those are a minority.