Power Issues

Fresh eyes see certain things better than accustomed eyes. For example, by the end of my time in Muelheim, I hardly noticed graffiti, whereas I constantly thought about it at the beginning. I'm wondering if that is how it will be with the cable lines in Atlanta:

These pictures are from a quiet street in a residential neighborhood. I don't quite understand what these 7 different cables do:

After looking online for information about the pros and cons of underground and overhead cables, I learned about different factors that people consider when installing power lines. It may be that Atlanta has too many tree roots to cut through and would have a harder time fixing things after a flood if the lines were underground. However, falling branches and debris surely damage a good share of overhead cables. Underground cables are more expensive, but they're aesthetically worth it to me.

So, the 7 cables run down the length of the street, and each house has a cable tapping into the "spine."

I wonder if there is a way to be wireless with all this. Perhaps physical wires criss-crossing the earth will someday seem primitive.

So, is it my fresh eyes syndrome? Do all neighborhoods look this way, or is it that Atlanta is especially wild with its overhead cables?