system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
[Alien] For a universe with sentient androids indistinguishable from humans, long-term space travel, and off-world colonies; why do computers in the far future look so primitive compared to computers in 2020?
gpt
Reliability and ease of manufacturing.  
  
Energy is cheap and plentiful, and ships built by the lowest bidder have an operational lifespan measured in centuries. Things are built so that they will function continuously for *decades*, without regular maintenance or human intervention.