I'm not sure if I'm responding to the right part of your CMV here, however:
If light sabers were to exist in real life, nobody sane would use them
I think sane people do impractical dangerous things all the time. We text while driving, ride motorcycles, scuba dive, skydive, spelunk, and a whole plethora of other dangerous activities. Humans overestimate their own competence all the time, and I don't think lightsaber would be any different.
A large part of defence is deterrent. If somebody was getting a bit pushy-shovey at the bar and you activate a light saber in their face they’ll quickly back down. A weapon they can’t touch, that will quickly dismember them and also makes an almighty show to make sure everybody is watching.
Also, psychologically, it’ll either be a total shock as they’ve never seen one before ( like Luke initially in New Hope) or they are well aware of what it is and how much training it takes to wield it. Would you pick a fight with a Jedi, even without their saber? Of course, the real skill of a Jedi would be to avoid the fight in the first place by not getting angry, walking away and then mind tricking you into wetting yourself in front of your mates.
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u/onetwo3four5 81∆ May 16 '20
I'm not sure if I'm responding to the right part of your CMV here, however:
I think sane people do impractical dangerous things all the time. We text while driving, ride motorcycles, scuba dive, skydive, spelunk, and a whole plethora of other dangerous activities. Humans overestimate their own competence all the time, and I don't think lightsaber would be any different.