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We are all the sum of what came before us.

Virtually all writers that came after Keith and O'Connor have read their books or articles and absorbed the contents. The older works influenced the younger crowd of writers, and by extension, influenced you.

What? Well, everyone else (like you) has read books and articles written by these younger, up and comers - Barsness, Boddington and Wooters. To some degree, both Keith and O'Connor ( not O'Conner) live on in the newer authors.

The younger writers, like Barsness, Boddington and Wooters, read their works. Based on that, they experimented with or tried the things Keith or O'Connor suggested. They also discovered a few things themselves. This combined knowledge formed the basis of what became their own opinions. In other words, they built on what was already known. This updated stuff is most of you have read.

Okay, so you may not have read or learned from Messrs Keith or O'Connor directly, but their influence is there nonetheless.

We have newer bullets, propellents and other things that Keith and O'Connor never dreamed of. Be happy.

The problem with young people is they tend to forget or downplay the influence of those that came before. Try not to fall into that trap.