system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
[Star Wars] If they can build a space station capable of destroying a planet, why can't they make armor strong enough to withstand a laser blast.

I mean, come on.
gpt
Good armor is expensive. Clones and recruits are numerous. 

This is the same reason why, though X-Wings are heavily armored, Tie fighters have almost no armor. Escort missions, blockades, tax enforcement - a constant show of great numbers is more important than actual combat readiness.

Statistically, the chances of any given Imperial soldier seeing actual combat is incredibly slim.