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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
[Star Wars] I just heard on the HoloNet that the Republic is dead and has been replaced by The Galactic Empire. As a human living in a Mid-Rim world. How is this going to affect me?

I'm just an owner of a modest speeder repair shop, and I don't really pay much attention to Galactic politics. Should I be expecting any major changes in my day-to-day life? Or will things remain mostly the same?
gpt
Assuming your planet doesn't have any exceptional industries or resources, you can expect that things will stay mostly the same at first.  
Down the road a bit you can expect an increase in taxes, a general reduction in local government's autonomy and authority, and an increase in Imperial oversight.  Down the road a bit more, you can probably expect some portion of your population to be conscripted into military service.  
Now, if your planet bears all this with good grace, you can probably just go on running your repair shop.  You'll make a little less money, and you might have to do the odd job for the local Empire forces gratis, but that's about it.  
If your planet chafes under Imperial rule, things will go significantly worse.