[throwawayjava]

> You are talking about a problem affecting many people as nothing more than a mistake that we should just let die basically.

But what if parent's premise is correct?

What if these areas cannot support a local economy that justified the rapid build-out?

What if these areas will never be able to support that?

Sometimes the truth is hard. That doesn't make the truth-bearer "cold-hearted". Indeed, sticking our heads in the sand seems even worse, from a moral perspective.