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by jliptzin 3003 days ago
Star Wars is not sci fi. It’s set in space and in a different time period, but has little to do with science, and much to do with fiction.
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>in the far future

Ehm...

“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...."

Couldn’t resist ;)

Ah you're right, updated. But whatever, point still stands, haha.
We still expect the people in the story to act plausibly based on the rules and conventions of their setting. Suspension of disbelief has its limits.
Exactly, it’s our age’s retelling of mythology.