People focus on the bases, orange/red fields because they have no choice.
The large majority of our human society is very poor and at most have access to some old cellphone devices.
We just can’t have technology for everyone and knowledge about its inner functionality in a world where people still struggles to survive.
If you have no idea: if you made just U$1.500,00 last year, you’re in the top 20% of richest people of the world; This is where our human society is at right now 
Interesting site: http://www.globalrichlist.com