@neurobashing Sounds like they wanted it to be in the future but not have to guess future tech trends. I read https://thehungergames.fandom.com/wiki/Technology
and I think it is bad sci-fi economics, to imagine a world where you don't need economies of scales to produce luxury tech goods for the ruling class. More plausible is Mortal Engine's approach to a low tech future, where in the future, the world runs off of antiques that still work.