This episode of the Walk the Way podcast covers Riley's experience visiting the Lucasfilm headquarters in San Francisco to attend a screening of the new Ahsoka television series. Riley reflects on how this opportunity arose unexpectedly after he had let go of his past desires for validation through Star Wars fandom. He explains how his trip to Lucasfilm reinforced his views on detachment and focusing on the story of Star Wars over the competition in online fandom.
Given how all of us here probably consciously loved ‘Star Wars’ before or more than any other pop culture, there must be no feeling like going to Lucasfilm, meeting people involved in the movies, etc. Rather than celebrate what you have had through hard work or good fortune, some ‘fans’ would rather be bitter and tear you down, as well as the franchise itself if it isn’t exactly as they wanted it.
Given how all of us here probably consciously loved ‘Star Wars’ before or more than any other pop culture, there must be no feeling like going to Lucasfilm, meeting people involved in the movies, etc. Rather than celebrate what you have had through hard work or good fortune, some ‘fans’ would rather be bitter and tear you down, as well as the franchise itself if it isn’t exactly as they wanted it.