The citizens themselves contribute hardly anything to their society, instead living decadent, lazy lives, dedicated only to the pursuit of physical pleasure. All the real work is done by robots. Naturally, a system like this has produced an equally stagnant political system, with government heads randomly chosen by computer. The war between the UCS and the ED has its roots in a long-forgotten quarrel that hardly interests the UCS citizens. But it does ensure a steady stream of entertaining TV news!