J - Jedi infatuation

After playing a healthy amount of SWToR over the last little bit I have seen something very disturbing: Jedis.

Now just in this game, but over the last few decades it has been a strange trend.  Being a Jedi is comparable to being Jesus.  It is praised, held in high regard and is really.... creepy.

I have seen this sort of thing for a long time, but this is the first time that I've jumped head first into a situation where I have to be in the same place as these guys (Star Wars nerds).  I've always just been kind of a nerd, not into any particular thing (except gaming), but this is a new culture for me.  The level of Jedi infatuation is off of the charts.  I don't really get it.  There are many classes that are just as powerful, maybe moreso, but that doesn't stop the Jedis.

No matter what goes down or how intense things get, it always go back to a Jedi who is doing something somewhere.  The story is constantly about a Jedi pulling strings and manipulating something behind the scenes (as Sith).  PvP is all about Jedis being mediocre and Troopers pissing me off.  I don't get the Jedi lust, but I guess I understand it.  They are kind of like the Jesus of this universe.  People want to be them.  They want to walk that path of ultimate good and be the sacrificial lamb.  I think that is great and all, but it is a game.  I want to play it and have fun.  I really enjoy crushing asses and burning down buildings full of orphans.

While I can't fully understand the mancrush that so many people have on Skywalker, I totally get how being a badass zen-like space ninja would be cool.