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I don’t really care for May 4th as Star Wars Day because it wasn’t really a Big Thing until 2013 (wikipedia entry not withstanding) when Disney took over the franchise and moved to make it a commercial shopping holiday akin to a nerd-level Black Friday.

I’m not down with extravagant consumption that benefits corporate bottom lines by hijacking people’s genuine feelings and chaining them to service of capital. I am not a fan of ‘nerd consumption’ in general. Way too much environmental damage from plastic bits and bobs.

But I do get it, it’s a Fun Thing and we are in desperate need of Fun Things in this grey shit dystopia we’re all now forced to continue operating in.

So for me I choose to make May 4th about celebrating Carrie Fisher. #glitterforSpaceMom and all that.