living in a mythical world: tradeoffs

costs
tech stock bubble? (hey infinite demand is infinite jnpr stock price)
really takes new technologies a decade to penetrate
web was exception (when it was young/free), Internet is not
retarded technical developments
negligence of what users what, and likely to get
community gets mired in sub-necessary QOS hubbub, ATM, GMPLS
benefits 
unparalled platform for innovation
open standards, rapid development of new services
big empty pipes was key factor in supporting [r]evolution
pipes wouldn't be empty for grad students (napster,kazaa) if the myths had been true
lessons
25 year contracts for pipes should be amortized over 3
come to terms with a much looser definition of `capacity planning' 
simplify engineering (atm/sonet --> IP over WDM, GigE.)

(first commandment: Thou Shalt Get Rid of Layer Goo)