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.