Me neither

Welcome to my world, Mr. Beagles.  I, too, fail to grasp the point Uncle Ken is trying to make regarding the invention of new things.  Is he grousing about the rich guys who make money because they have new ideas, or steal ideas, and then apply those ideas in new products?  Ideas are a dime a dozen but it takes a lot of work (and money) to bring them to fruition as useful and affordable products or processes.  I expect further clarification from Uncle Ken, especially the bit about collective heritage "being used against us."  His meandering prose often obscures the point he is trying to make.