When I talk about a balanced diet, I just mean if you want a visceral power fantasy of good v evil ... superheroes. Read superhero stuff. But any story about, god, the Middle East and superheroes is going to be about the limits of the superhero genre, not a way to learn about the Middle East.
I think something like Andor has a place in processing how fascism takes root. Quite an important one, actually. If it's a gateway to reading the history, seeking out other narratives, or just a nice coping fantasy, that's great. But if it's the *only* way people engage with that topic ...
funny, I thought Andor - like Watchmen - was about stories. how the stories we like to tell, the ones that really push our buttons, the stories about the Big Hero doing One Amazing Thing to solve our problems are damaging fantasies that stop us understanding the world.
If an adult watches Andor, wants to learn more about totalitarianism taking root, and thinks 'maybe I'll check out Clone Wars', then I think, yes, that's Doing It Wrong. Check out Clone Wars, it's good. But not for that reason.