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A Half-Awake Rant on Ponysonas that Someone Might Find Offensive


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Before I begin, a little disclaimer: I do not hate the concept of ponysonas. As you can see in the attachment, I have a ponysona, myself (Credit for the art goes to Tambelon). Instead, this ramble will focus on a disturbing trend I've seen among some people who make ponysonas. If you disagree with me, then you are entitled to your own opinion, just as I am entitled to mine.

 


 

Let me start this rant off by gushing about how unique you are. You may take it for granted at times, but you're not doing yourself justice by saying that there's nothing special about you. What's your favorite subject in school? What do you like to read about? What do you see yourself doing as a career?

 

Your ponysona is a representation of yourself, your avatar in Equestria. If you were to be asked what your special talent is, what you can do that very few others you know can do, what would you say? For me, my ponysona, Quick Reference, is a library of random nuggets and kernels of knowledge: Robert Goddard invented the modern rocket engine; the speed of light is 186,000 miles per second; North Korea is not a communist nation on the basis that they, themselves, do not consider themselves communist; the first recorded instance of religious persecution was c. 164 BCE, when the Greek Seleucids conquered Judea and began outlawing Jewish rituals and customs in an attempt to forcefully Hellenize the Jews; and so on.

 

Of course, that's not the only thing I could claim as my special talent. I could claim my talent for writing, or my interest in biochemistry, or feudalism, or ancient history. There are a lot of things I'm interested in, and I'm sure you're no different.

 

This all brings me to the reason why I'm making this: If each person on the planet has a multitude of interests and talents that they could call their own special gift, then why...

 

Why...

 

Why, oh why...

 

Why, oh heavenly father...

 

Why do people make their ponysona's special talent be video games?

 

Now I know what you're saying: "What if they're a professional gamer? Or a game tester? Or a developer? Or something similar?" Yeah, you got me there. If their occupation involves video games, then that's the caveat to this rant, but I'm not talking about people who have careers in the video game industry. I'm talking about people who simply enjoy playing video games and claim that as their special talent.

 

...Seriously, dude? Bro? Gal? Is playing video games all you're good at? Why not watching TV? Or surfing the internet? Or any other leisure activity that literally anyone can do? Come on, you have to be good at something!

 

Be good to yourself, friend. Don't put yourself down. You're more talented than you know, and you should give yourself credit where it's due. This may seem corny, but it's true: everyone is special in their own way. Don't be afraid of embellishing yourself, just don't fall for a cop out.

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Some people take games very seriously and games are a huge part of their lives. They could be someone who critiques games, someone who aspires to be a game tester, someone who aspires to make their own game, or maybe they are just super passionate about games.

 

I mean if we're going to criticize something, how about the ridiculous amount of people whose talent is "music" or "art". There are an insane amount of ponysonas with those said two talents.

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Some people take games very seriously and games are a huge part of their lives. They could be someone who critiques games, someone who aspires to be a game tester, someone who aspires to make their own game, or maybe they are just super passionate about games.

 

I mean if we're going to criticize something, how about the ridiculous amount of people whose talent is "music" or "art". There are an insane amount of ponysonas with those said two talents.

 

If you read my post, you would see that I made a specific concession to people for whom video games are their occupation.

 

Also, I kind of agree with you there, though someone who plays an instrument or draws frequently can consider that a talent.  Still, my general rule of thumb is that your special talent would be whatever subject you could speak the longest about.

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  Aye, I concur. I see cutie marks as a more...*rapid unintelligible gestures* ...Nebulous Construct.

What your good or talented at isn't exactly your job, passion or what best represents you. You can do a job but not be good at it, its just something you're paid for. Pinkie isn't exactly talented at balloons specifically, nor are they her sole job. Its just something involved with the thing she's involved in.

   A buttmark is more of a symbolic representation of you. It isn't all that you are, which is what it kind of seems like with say, game consoles, books or pencils. Focus too much on what it is, and you lose track of what you is. You wanna wind up like poor Troubleshoes?

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