Because Americans worship technology. It's an inherent trait in the national zeitgeist.

“Lies are neither bad nor good. Like a fire they can either keep you warm or bur…”

“And then you got us. Yeah, we stopped the zombie menace, but we're the ones who…”

“This space station [Yang Liwei] was little more than a giant Orbital Denial Sta…”

“There comes a point when you have to realize that the sum of all your blood, sw…”