Top 10 things to do if you lived in Star Wars
Andor is back this week, and I'll have lots of things to say about Andor as soon as I have time to watch those first three episodes of Season 2. But in honor of the first live-action Star Wars thing to actually try to take a look at what it's like to be a normal-ass person living in Star Wars, here's a list of the best parts about living in Star Wars.
In no particular order:
Space travel
Like, this is the big one, right? Without even getting into jumping to light speed, Star Wars is predicated on the idea that just about anyone can travel off of a planet if you either have the means or can bargain or play your cards right. And it seems like most people just spend all their time traipsing around the galaxies. Space travel as just a normal fact of everyday life, rather than some terrifying potential nightmare reserved for highly skilled astronauts and/or Katy Perry seems like it would rule.
Nightlife
Look, some cantinas are gonna be full of scum and villainy. Some are going to be mostly hideouts for scoundrels and/or outlaws. Some hangouts are just the personal sand barge of a big mobster worm. But there's never going to be a dull moment in any of them, and you know most of those drinks are going to get you fucked up.
Strange and fantastical meats
It doesn't have to be meats, although the meats would probably be ... well, maybe not amazing, but certainly different. That roasted Porg in The Last Jedi looked good as hell, and Chewbacca didn't even eat it! Maybe bantha or tauntaun tastes disgusting, but it definitely doesn't taste like any meat I've ever encountered before. But you have to imagine the cuisine varies drastically from planet to planet, system to system, outpost to outpost depending upon biomes and supply chain and local flora and fauna. Maybe most of it is bad, but it would rarely get boring.
Tosche Station
In all honesty, this place probably sucks, but we never even got to see it, and Luke spent some of his last moments with his aunt and uncle whining about not getting to go.
Becoming a spaceship nerd
Obviously you can become a nerd about Star Wars vehicles right now, but if there were real-ass spaceships just zooming around over your head all day, you'd just be a normal gearhead. I mean, if you were born in Star Wars, you might just get bored of it, and seeing a Mandaorian ship might be like seeing a Nissan and seeing an X-Wing might be like seeing a Buick. But I'll take that reality over this one, obviously.
Learning about new cultures
You're probably going to need some sort of protocol droids to really learn the ins and outs, but with thousands of different species of intelligent life bopping around everywhere all the time, you'll probably need to have a fairly decent understanding of customs in order not to be constantly offending someone.
Hmm, that sounds more stressful that I originally thought, but still! Meeting new types of people constantly! Neat!
Resisting fascists
What a strange and fantastical thing to thing about! Certainly not anything like our happy-go-lucky situation here on Earth!
Chilling with robots
Some droids seem more chill and/or useful than other robots, but pretty much all of them seem like what normal people actually want artificial intelligence to be, rather than a button that lets you shittily cheat at writing an email. I'll take Gonk over ChatGPT in any universe, any time.
Sports
On most planets, this is probably mostly podracing, but you have to imagine all the cool and weird sports that must exist there. If not, you get to blow some Jawas' minds by pretending to invent baseball.
Being bound to all living things
The Force exists in Star Wars, so it's nice to take the guesswork out of spiritualism like that. Sure, some people choose not to believe in it, but if you have the option, seems like learning how to use the Force – or at least sense it – might be a good use of your time.
I mean, you already live in Star Wars. May as well take advantage.
