You're missing the point almost entirely. Yes, they're abiding by a weird set of made-up rules, but a set of rules that they've agreed upon as a community in o

You're missing the point almost entirely. Yes, they're abiding by a weird set of made-up rules, but a set of rules that they've agreed upon as a community in order to preserve a specific set of moral and philosophical imperatives. The rules aren't there just to make life difficult or to exclude technology for no reason, but to preserve a culture which they (and other similar communities) believe is more important than simply adopting any technology without due consideration of its effects.