Welcome to day 4 of my NaBloPloMo (National Blog Posting Month) Challenge, in which I post an answer every day in November to a question from the Star Wars Chat Pack.
Today’s question: Would you rather live on a planet that is one big city, like Coruscant, or a wild planet with only a few settlements, like Sorgan?
First, I had to look up the planet Sorgan (even though I got the gist of it); it’s the planet Din Djarin takes Grogu to hide out for awhile and lay low. They meet Cara Dune, and help the settlement there fend off some raiders. No major cities or even towns, no ports, just a few settlements. It also makes an appearance in the book Poe Dameron: Free Fall, by Alex Segura; the Spice Runners of Kajimi have a base there.
Okay, got it. I really don’t like having to choose between extremes; I’m from a big town (or small city, 20,000 people) with the biggest city in the area about 40 miles away. I like the in-between nature of it. My town is big enough to have several banks, a new beautiful library, a movie theater, several pharmacies and supermarkets (one of which I work at), a couple of bookstores, a hospital, a courthouse, etc. Everything you need for modern life. But if I want to get away from it all and go out into nature, it’s not far away. Right in town there’s a few hiking trails, or you can drive a half hour to more rural areas for hiking. It’s a beautiful place to live, actually, in Western Massachusetts. We’re in the middle of our New England autumn glory, though it’s a bit muted by a wet spring and summer. But I still love it. I’ve lived here all my life, and I can’t imagine living anywhere else.
Anyway, if I had to choose? Naboo, if I’m being honest, or Aldera on Alderaan (oh wait, that gets blown up. Nevermind). But that’s not the question. It’s a tough one, but I think I’d go with Coruscant. Only because, even though the planet is covered by city, you can find places that have nature in it, like Central Park in New York City. Arboretums, gardens, things like that. It’s not the same, but I need that sense of security, of being around, not only modern conveniences, but help if it’s needed. You know, like police and medical facilities. I also need libraries, or some sort of access to books, of course. Civilization, in other words. On Sorgan, the people of the krill village would have continued to suffer at the hands of the raiders if it wasn’t for Din just happening to show up. There’s freedom, but there’s no law, either. I prefer order over chaos (that sounds suspiciously like the Empire or the First Order, doesn’t it? Yikes, lol). For some people– the pioneers, the adventurers, the homesteaders, the nature-lovers–there would be no question. My husband, for instance, would choose Sorgan over Coruscant any day.
Of course, if you’re unlucky enough to be born into the undercity of Coruscant, that sucks. In which case, I guess I’d rather be on Sorgan. At least there, you could attempt to grow your own food and live off the land, rather than steal and beg to live. So again, it’s a matter of circumstances. There’s also corruption on Coruscant, and crime, and a LOT of traffic. Ugh. Oh, but during the Republic, there’s the Jedi Temple! I’d love that, even if I only caught glimpses of Jedi. But during the Empire, there’s fear and even more corruption. Circumstances. This is like one of those impossible “Would you rather…” questions I sometimes play with my daughter.
But my choice stands: Coruscant, for better or worse.
Where would you rather live? Let me know in the comments and we’ll talk about it!
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Like you I prefer an in-between. I was going to pick Sorgan as with droids and SW tech it reduces the isolation that may be the case in the largely rural areas here, but you’re safety argument won me over for Coruscant too!
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I’m a little ashamed of running for safety, but hey, I got a kid, lol. Gotta keep her safe.
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Well, I’m originally from Coruscant but was stationed on the planet Almas for a very long time (you’ll find Almas in the Auric sector of the Cularin system. It was the location of a Jedi academy which was built to help monitor the Darkside powers that loomed in an old abandoned Sith fortress built by Sith Lord Darth Rivan). Not the nicest place to live long term but I travelled later in life, took part in the Clone Wars on Bal’demnic, finally ending up in an uncharted galaxy on the planet named Earth (weird huh?). So basically I’ve settled on a planet that has a balance of the two extremes offered (it’s all down to balance you see).
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I agree. But would you go back to Coruscant if you could, Master Jedi?
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I have had an eventful life so far but I think I’d set up back on Coruscant so I was able to stay connected with people I need to communicate with and be close to amenities and services (I would just have to blend in with my surroundings).
As you say for better or worse Coruscant is probably a better choice.
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I’d want a more rural thing. My favorite places to live are the sorts of places where I can drive five minutes This Way and have all the benefits of civilization, but can drive the same distance That Way and see cows from the road. Failing that, I like water views in suburbs. So I wouldn’t want either extreme, but if I had to pick, I’d take the rural spot. I’ve literally written fantasy stories where a whole layer of hell is a hellish Dis-like ecumenopolis that just never ends. I wrote it after flying over the Los Angeles area and it seemed like it took an hour from first city lights spotted from the air over all the sprawl to actually getting to the airport. Make even more wildly dense than New York to the San Franciscoeth power? No freaking thank you. 😱
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Yup, I want somewhere in between too. If I had to choose, and if I could swing it, I’d live in the city-world and take very frequent vacations to the rural planets. But I like where I live on Earth best, lol.
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