[@Hillbilly12]
While technology has advanced greatly in terms of mass production, civilian life is far from improved. While the living conditions overall are far better than anywhere else in the world, civilians have very limited access to technology, even things that would be considered basic for 21st century people. Resources are far more focused on military might, leaving civvies in a state of low technology and bad conditions -think late 1800's Britain, under harsh martial law, and more pissing in the streets.