What makes you think you can't be truly innovative by using somebody else's construction? There are new things to be done by building off of somebody else's wor

What makes you think you can't be truly innovative by using somebody else's construction? There are new things to be done by building off of somebody else's work or by starting from the ground up. If you attempt the latter, you can almost be sure that your work will be less fruitful, unless you have some truly unique perspective.