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Because you're paying most of your attention to those who are already in the fandom and deciding to leave. What about those new folks that are constantly joining?

While there is a possibility that what you said is true, there is another way to explain it: projection. Sometimes, our mind plays a little trick on us in which the way we think affects how we perceive others to think. For instance, sometimes when your interest in something grows, you might notice others who are also becoming increasingly interested in that subject. On the other hand, if your interest in something is waning, you'll start to notice scenarios in which people show signs of waning interest in that subject as well. While the Brony fandom may not seem to be an alien phenomenom anymore (due to half a decade of existence), and that the heat seemed to have cooled down, it doesn't necessarily mean the fandom is dying. What we're seeing here could be some sort of combination of the two; prolonged exposure to this previously apparently bizarre idea of male adults watching cartoon show aimed at a young female audience has desensitized its novelty. This is especially the case in media sites, what is posted right now would have been quite interesting several years ago, back when the Brony phenomenom is still a new and strange topic to the masses, but now most of us have gotten used to it, so its relevant discussions would seem less interesting than they were before.

I don't think we were the first, but due to advancement of the Internet media and communication technology, we are probably more in the spotlight compared to earlier fandoms which may not have been receiving so much attention.

Given how often I've seen Chinese Emperors (TV reenactment or documents) totally flip the lid and give out severe punishments (such as death by beheading) over the smallest mistakes (such as keeping him waiting for 10 minutes at a banquet), Princess Celestia is quite tolerant given her status as a princess, all she did was giving an unamused look. I was getting quite anxious for princess Twilight when I saw this face, probably due to culture reasons, but still, got to give it to her, she's probably one of the most kind and forgiving individual in authority I've seen. That being said, Congratulations Trixie, welcome to the "whitewashed villains" club. Who's next?

I could really relate to RD's sensitivity. Whatever you believe, getting severely bullied during childhood does have a substantial effect on an individual. In fact, during highschool my friends often call me by literally the exact same nickname as the bullies called me (nickname is nsfw so I won't mention), since my Chinese name has a little funny tongue twist in it. Given that the name calling used to be associated with heavy verbal and physical harassment, it was quite a trigger, but in the end I just eventually came to accept that they were going to be using that nickname casually, since (like the wonderbolts themselves in the episode) most of my friends have some sort of semi-derogatory nickname. Yes, I still get the cringes every time they call me by that nickname, but like how reinforcement led me to hate that nickname, it also led me to accept and get used to it. Eventually they matured in around junior/senior grade, and they started calling me by my other nickname: Solid. Although with RD's personality, it would be a bit harder for her to get over this obstacle, but I'm sure she will.

Fluttershy is best medic.

Pretty life changing for the better. Pretty much said this a good dozen times, helped me become more mature, friendly, and kind. Relearned some important stuff that I had forgotten overtime due to environment, and helped me cope with some bad experience. Most importantly, gave me the motivation to fight on, whether it is the show itself or this wonderful fandom.

I take the values I believe in and live by them, making the world a little better one step at a time. It is an endless battle for progress, but it is in this battle I feel alive.