cargo cult

I like Star Wars a bunch. I like a few bits of it a lot less than others, and really don't like Rise of Skywalker at all. I'm nearly as unhappy with Attack of the Clones but, meh, I don't ever have to watch either of them again. I liked Ahsoka a bunch, love REBELS, and am enjoying The Acolyte just fine, TYVM. I fucking loved The Last Jedi. Deal with it.
 

I recently learned GRRM complained about "anti-fans," and it's lent me an understanding of how I interact with my own fan feelings. I thought I hated "gamers," but really I hate entitled, whiny know-nothings who complain that the game they spent US$3 to US$70 on and played for 200+ hours didn't meet their imagined expectations.

There are SW fans who have made it their religion, which is fairly cargo-culty for a knockoff of Flash Gordon. When the new shipment arrives, they think it's because they did their abaisance, and are upset that the cargo doesn't contain exactly the same stuff.