i think he meant having stuff that he brought to life
Did you ever bring anything to life? Whatever it is, you are also relying on the work others have done before you and standing on the shoulders of giants.
It seems you wouldn't give them credit for it, but most of them appear to feel quite a bit of responsibility for bringing those to life.
I plant a seed, a human being carries it to fruition for 9 months through her determination, love and literal life blood, and I can claim I brought the seed to life.
He plants an idea and patiently coaxes a machine to spit out the code that matches it, you're giving the machine the credit.
I don't get it.