] Conventional wisdom, you may remember, once rode side by
] side with the prophets of change. When the stock market
] hit the puke stage, conventional wisdom turned. The whole
] new economy thing had been a bad thing. Time, talent, and
] capital were thrown away on unsustainable enterprises
] like point-and-click pet food; it was good for Odwalla,
] but not good for America.

I couldn't have written this article better myself.

Why the bust was for the best for the rest of us.