James Worthington looks how some fans can become intractable and entrenched in their thinking over at Coffee With Kenobi.
These interactions are given a vivid form in the tragedy of Darth Vader the Selfish. The hopeful, young, newly-freed slave, was said to have no thought for himself, but only a desire to do good for others. By the time Anakin is romping with Padme and the spaceticks on Naboo, his desire for a simple and dictatorial Galaxy has replaced his former hope. He has devolved in his thinking from love and service to order and simplicity. This is the reward he gained. In his desire to have everything, he found just that – and nothing was lurking on its heels. He gained some sort of command of the world, but lost his compassion and relationships in the process.
