hastily searches brain for a contrived intuition pump In "Star Trek: The Next Generation", Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge does not have a tech problem.

hastily searches brain for a contrived intuition pump In "Star Trek: The Next Generation", Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge does not have a tech problem. He has a lack-of-properly-functioning-eyes problem. It's been solved with technology, though. In this case, maybe technology will enable people to create a sanitary environment even in the face of impediments from the state.