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Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby
the thing to remember too is that not all the galaxy is/was controlled by the Republic/Empire. Hard currency in the way of something like gold, or Beskir, or whatever makes it easier for commerce across the galaxy.
Hell, the Federation in Star Trek doesn't have money, but we know that Gold Pressed Latium is very much a thing. And likely the Starfleet officers on DS9 would have been given an allowance of sum to by drinks at quarks etc.
Back to Star Wars though, in TPM we know Qui-Gon tried to buy the hyperdrive with Republic Credits. Watto only wanted 'real' money.
But from a production standpoint, I do think it's important to remember that even though this is Star Wars made in the 2020s, they still from a production design perspective are tied to the analog world of the OG films. It's buttons, and dials, and plugs.
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I find this hilarious. They have all this tech, but at the same time are left fiddling with control panels with flashing lights and levers. That all came form George's imagination, in that that was the best he could imagine the future would be like. Big miss. So now Star Wars writers have to work in this world where everything is super advanced, but also everything needs to be controlled through consoles.
But I guess that's better than where Start Trek Discovery went, where anything magic is just advanced tech.
I've been reading some Asimov Robot stories, and it's interesting how he can absolutely nail some of the modern moral issues around AI, but never really imagined computers not needing punch cards, or that media would just be available to everyone, not restricted to data tapes lent from the library, and having time allotments on view screens hundreds of years in the future.