There is a city here with a six lane freeway running right through the middle of many previous residential areas.. It might seem obvious that a six lane freeway produces constant noise, heavy particulate matter in the air all year, and a constant blanket of heavy matter downwind on every surface, the soil, your clothes, etc..

The benefit of this heavy motorway is that areas far from the city became the new (wealthy) suburbs and shopping malls.

It is a matter of record that some local politicians made speeches about how the new freeway would benefit the original city it runs through. I think they use the phrase "tortured truth" to express how these statements reflect what actually happened. I expect somewhat similar rise in fortunes, and drop in privileges, associated with the new "un-Net".