[mooktakim]

Not everyone can create new things, or create new things all the time. The rest of the time they can make better use of existing things

[praptak]

That too, but my disagreement is more fundamental: even if you can create good new things, there are probably[0] better things to do with your resources than creating them.

[0] This is a small escape hatch for "what if one can only create new things" or "actual cure for cancer".

[mooktakim]

Yes absolutely, you can do both.

One good thing about new ideas is that it becomes an enabler for everyone else who are not working on new ideas. Similar to how technology democratises peoples abilities.