Why? Why do we have to accept it?
You don’t have to, but I’m sure Disney would like other people to.
Why would it divide the fandom further?
Because there are people out there who actually like the sequels (believe it or not), and Disney suddenly saying “that never happened lol” would majorly piss them off. That’s exactly what happened with TFA going out of its way to shit on the prequels, and I doubt Disney wants to repeat that mistake.
What is wrong with dividing the fandom?
Disney wants money. Fans give Disney money. If Disney pisses fans off, they stop giving Disney money. I could not make this more simple.
Why is it better to salvage something?
Because then the people who still like at least a bit of the sequels will become much more pleased with the franchise as a whole, and the people who unconditionally love the sequels will just be pleased to have that story expanded on. Again, when this strategy was applied to the prequels via the Clone Wars show, it was received much more positively than “just pretend it didn’t happen” was for TFA.
Why is it possible to salvage anything?
Again, it may not be possible for you, but there are plenty of people out there who see at least a few redeeming qualities in the sequels’ story. If Disney can expound on those mostly-liked elements, while rationalizing the bits that pissed fans off, I think the sequels can be redeemed in the fandom’s eyes.
Why are they “the main saga?”
Because Disney branded them as such, and contradicting your own branding is almost never a good idea.
In a nutshell, it feels like you’re seeing this from a subjective, opinion-based point of view, while a corporation like Disney will go with what’s most economically sound. And from what I see, attempting to redeem the sequel trilogy is the most economically sound direction to take the franchise. No matter how you feel about the sequels, they will always be part of Disney’s canon.
I’m genuinely confused. I was talking about your opinion, not Disney’s. Why should we care about whether or not Disney makes money? Why do we care about Disney’s branding?
There aren’t that many people that like the sequels. There are people that liked The Force Awakens when it came out (me), there are people that see them as an opportunity to cut up footage to make something else (faneditors here, so approximately 20-100 people in the entire world, charitably,) and there are many people that like The Last Jedi for political reasons (because many people also hate The Last Jedi for political reasons.) But as a whole, I don’t think that there are a lot of people who like all three. There are good elements that I think everyone likes, like Adam Driver, but that doesn’t mean the whole thing.
I could maybe see an argument that the sequels’ existence appeals to the kind of people who put together wiki articles and timeline videos just because it’s satisfying to connect dots and fill in blanks. I think that’s where the breadcrumbs in Mando season 3 come in. “That guy’s last name is Hux!”
But I don’t think that that is very many people, and they’re more enjoying it because of the stories’ weight than what is actually in the stories.