I used to completely and utterly hate this series. Ever since I heard of a new version of the show coming out, I thought it was just horrendous. I watched the originals and thought it was just another modern butchering of a franchise. I used to have to avoid ponies and downright used to go on sites just to share my hatred. Not much aggravated me more...
About one or two years ago, I was raging about my hatred of it so much that I decided to view the first episode just to make fun of it. It started out badly, but then I started actually getting involved into the episode, suddenly realizing it wasn't that bad.
Now, one or two years later, I'm a massive fan of the series and proud to call myself a brony. A show I first thought was stupid and childish, now that I'm depressed and notice I am surrounded by rude and aggressive idiots. I had the revelation that it's innocence and light-hearted humour really is a wonderful thing to experience in such a dark and dreary world like ours.