Again, your reasoning is sound. I don't wish to argue in favor of one style choice over another, but would like to help the OP refine the ideas chosen for inclusion in the campaign.

As an example, let's use the current issue:

The robots keep producing more robots. Who knows why? But if a robotic factory is 'liberated and repurposed' the new owner discovers that the power supply is cut off and the supplies to maintain it and continue production suddenly stop. The owner ir stuck with a factory that does nothing. The effort to get it back online requires a supply chain that would start a new tech economy even without the factory. And there just aren't enough people to do it.