Simply The Worst Star Wars Fan

And I'm not talking normal stuff like being overly ambition, or lack of planning, not finishings

Tell me the stupid stuff.

Her life is threatened

Someone is actively antagonizing her to get a reaction out of her

Han shows anger when:

His life is threatened

He’s emotionally wounded

He’s been betrayed

Luke shows anger when:

He’s frustrated

Things aren’t going the way he expected

His friends/sister are threatened

His life is threatened

None of these are particularly noteworthy situations. They’re all pretty human. Which is why it’s freaking weird that Leia is the only one that fandom views as angry.

And it’s doubly weird because Luke’s anger is a major plot point that nearly leads to his demise.

Yoda says he senses the same anger in Luke that he sensed in Anakin. Luke reacts to the vision of Vader in that Force cave in anger and recklessness and as a result sees his own face in Vader’s helmet, which is meant to be a warning. Everything about Luke in Return of the Jedi is supposed to make audiences wonder if there’s something in him that is drawn to the Dark Side—his outfit on Tatooine, his creepily calm demeanor, Obi-Wan’s warnings, etc. And then he almost falls because of his attachment to Leia. He strikes out in frenzied anger and is nearly killed because of it. He only stops because he cuts off Vader’s mechanical hand, and in that moment, he’s reminded that he has a choice.

Luke’s experience with anger and mastery over it is such a huge part of his journey as a character and is the primary reason Vader is redeemed and the Alliance sees victory. It’s explicitly fretted about by characters that know more than he does about both the Force and his lineage. Leia’s anger is not approached this way by the narrative or the other characters. Han’s also isn’t. So, you’d think the fandom would view their anger somewhat equally while Luke’s would be recognized as a bit of an outlier.

But, nope. Leia’s the one who’s singled out while Han’s anger is seen as a personality quirk and Luke’s is barely acknowledged (if it’s acknowledged at all).

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is a take that fundamentally misunderstands both Luke as a character and the entire point behind Star Wars and the Jedi religion.

Luke didn't act out of attachment. If he did he would have killed Palpatine and Vader in a desperate attempt to save his friends.

Let's actually compare this to mister attachment aka Anakin, shall we.

If Anakin was in a position where some guy (for example Dooku) was responsible for Padmé, Obi-Wan, Ahsoka, Rex etc. being in current life threatening danger, he would have killed that man and anyone who stood in his way. If there was another guy claiming to be his father that might have thrown him off for a bit but in pure rage and terror of what might happen to the people he loves he would have 10000% killed him, father or not (he literally tries to kill his surrogate father / brother out of attachment and greed and later succeeds IN THE MOVIES).

Luke however chooses AGAINST acting out of attachment. He doesn't let his fear for his loved ones control him. The literal moment he crashes out and eventually almost kills Vader is when Vader mentions Leia. His attachment to her led him to react with rage in a desperate attempt to protect her but then he realizes that that's WRONG. That he's playing into Palpatine's hands and giving himself over to the dark side, so he stops. He chooses not to become what Anakin let himself be turned into.

Luke's motivation for saving Vader is not attachment - it's compassion.

Attachment is to act on behalf of yourself. Attachment is choosing your own feelings over what the people you love would want. Attachment is sacrificing everything your wife stood for, choking her to unconsciousness because she doesn't react the way you want her to and trying to kill your own brother out of greed and jealousy. Attachment is selfish love - love that is about YOU and not the people around you.

Compassion is SELFESS love. Compassion is choosing others over yourself. Compassion is valuing the ideals and wants of the people you love - not just wanting to keep them by your side at all cost. Compassion is tossing away your lightsaber and letting yourself get tortured and almost killed because you REFUSE to act out of attachment and let anyone be hurt but yourself. Compassion is also to sacrifice yourself to save your child even though it gains you neither a better future nor him staying in your life.

Guess what, folks! It's summer! And it's gonna be a hot one, because they all are, recently :(

Did you know you can lose about a liter of water, a gram of sodium, and 300mg potassium in an hour of profuse sweating? If you're working outside in the heat, or even just existing in a very hot and humid environment, you're gonna want to replace the electrolytes you're losing, and you're gonna have to be purposeful about it.

But electrolyte drink mixes, while convenient, are surprisingly expensive for what they are. So I'm going to give you a top secret recipe that you can whip up for literal pennies that will replace what you're losing in sweat.

1 liter of water

1/2 tsp table salt (about 1g of sodium)

1/8 tsp potassium chloride salt substitute (about 350mg potassium. NuSalt is a popular brand, it's sold near the salt at the grocery store. If you don't have this, replace 6oz (180ml) of the water with orange juice or eat something high in potassium, like a banana, each hour you're sweating)

6-8 tsp of granulated sugar (you do actually need this and not a no calorie alternative- sugar helps speed up the absorption of electrolytes in the gut. You can omit if using orange juice for your potassium source, though!)

Lemon or lime juice for flavor, optional

Mix together and drink 1 liter for each hour you're profusely sweating. Adjust your intake so that your pee is light yellow.

If you want to make this mix ahead of time, put 1x the recipe of salt, sugar, and potassium, along with unsweetened Kool Aid powder or crystalized lemon or lime juice, in a small baggie. I do not recommend putting multiple servings worth in a baggie, as the ingredients settle differently and you might not get the right ratio.

NOTE: like any electrolyte drink, it works better if you sip it instead of chugging. If you chug it, you end up pooping out a lot of your electrolytes, even with the sugar.