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human
[Star Wars] Why is a lot of technology so primitive, even by the modern standards?

I'm not talking about some local planet technology. Even the empire at its height, uses incredibly primitive computers and interfaces everywhere (i.e. the scene of Death Star firing).
gpt
The galaxy is actually pretty stagnant, technology wise. From the events of KOTOR to the demise of the galactic empire, a period covering approximately 4,000 standard years, very few advancements were made.

Historically, the galaxy experiences long periods of peace followed by very short but brutal wars. This is constantly having the effect of ruining stable economies and enterprises, but the wars are over too quick for prolonged military RnD. There are very few wars of attrition in the galaxy, where such conditions would promote significant technological advancement. In peacetime, all that's required is to transport goods at FTL speed, a technology that is already perfected. There's simply no economic pressure to develop the intragalactic iPad.

As far as the interfaces go, I'd imagine big clunky monitors are able to be used by more species than inputs that are designed for human hands. You won't see any keyboards in the SW universe, because the design is built for two hands with four fingers and a thumb.