For anyone who’s crushed about the ret con that’s occurred in parts of the SW franchise, I suggest checking out a story by Philip K. Dick (the author of Bladerunner).
The book is called The Man in the High Castle. In it, several characters are obsessed with a popular “alternative history” where America actually won the Second World War (I know, the book’s a mind trip).
In the end, some meet the author and discover an important lesson about putting too much faith in one man’s vision.
Now, some things I've learned from Philip K. Dick and applied to Star Wars:
--A counterfeit can be better than the original (see The Phantom Edit).
--Creators ply their craft for money; you are the sucker who pays them for it.
--Finally, as Dick asks, “Who, and what, are the agents behind the interpenetration of true and false realities?”
Answer that question for yourself, and time spent in Lucas' universe will be much less frustrating.