I should probably have phrased that better. My point was just that they tend to treat the canon almost as they would history. Many fans (not referring to anyone on particular) tend to insist that SW follow a degree of continuity that would makes sense had it been real, but which would only be convoluted in a fictional narrative.
E.g. the whole Snoke is Plageuis thing. Sure it could make sense lore-wise, but it would be a poor narrative choice, not to mention very confusing to casual viewers.
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Fixed it;
I just find these speculations so fascinating. A lot if fans really do seem to forget that these are movies, and behave as if they were real historical events. I understand the need for lore continuity, but they seem to overlook how convoluted these plots would be if the writers had followed their logic.