That's possibly false: the best minds are likely working at places like Genentech (no relation to my world) and other places where truly useful things requiring deep knowledge of multiple technical domains is a prerequisite.
> They're standing way up there on the shoulders of those giants, and we should recognize that.
We do. And they do too.
But they are innovating, and bringing down the cost of putting stuff in orbit is very important progress, no point in belittling that.
If you wanted to say that SpaceX had done 'nothing new' then you're about a year late to the party, they are definitely innovating.