I spent a large part of my childhood as a somewhat obsessive SW fan and read a lot of EU books.
Disney alienated entire fandom to appease people who were never really into it and didn’t win enough to cover the cost. Good luck with that, I will be patiently waiting for EU revival. AI might bring a lot of indie productions in the area :)
Respectfully, I think you overestimate the fandom's attachment to the EU. Certainly a non-trivial portion were very attached to the EU, but there were plenty of people who didn't care about the EU. And a very large group of people who like EU from this thing, but not from that thing.
And it can't be ignored that Lucasfilm threw the EU under the bus with the Prequels, and even before that with things like Splinter of the Mind's Eye.
The thing that's hard is when you've invested a lot of time and energy into something, and then the owner comes along and breaks your heart. Here's to finding love again.
Disney alienated entire fandom to appease people who were never really into it and didn’t win enough to cover the cost. Good luck with that, I will be patiently waiting for EU revival. AI might bring a lot of indie productions in the area :)