StarSwirlTheBearded

4/10 I remember seeing your signature before.

The colors! So many of them!

8.5/10 I don't know why, but I like that one.

About 100in (250cm) of snow each year where I'm from. It isn't bad at all, trust me.

-50/10. I've only been here for two weeks...

INTJ Introvert 89%, Intuitive 88%, Thinking 88%, Judging 44% I am not entirely sure why there are so many INTJ bronies. If anything, I think INFPs or ISFPs would be the most common.

Well, after eleven weeks (2 1/2 months) of debating, I guess I am now a brony. A History For at least a year now, I have been aware of the bronies' existence. I never gave them any thought, although if asked, I would probably consider myself anti-brony. Thus, in August, I began to look into them a little bit more. Since it was summer vacation (I am a HS student), I felt that this had the capability of becoming another big fad, similar to what Despicable Me/minions had done the year prior (I still hate that). And in that way, I started to gather knowledge about My Little Pony and its fans. And all the while, I became more and more of an anti-brony, plotting ways to destroy the fandom if it sprouted at my school (in the end, there are only a few open bronies, and it never became a fad). November 30th, the last day of the month, became the day that I watched the first episode (as in the first part of the two-part thing at the start of season 1). That day was the day that I started to become a brony. Almost every reason that I had to hate the show and fans disappeared for a day or two. However, the anti-brony side held on, and I entered an unstable state (anti-brony remaining dominant) until the present day. Throughout December and January, I struggled on which side to choose. On the outside, I remained the same anti-brony that I had always been. On the inside, I gradually became more and more like a brony. In this time, I watched many more episodes (2nd episode, Ticket Master, Party of One, Sonic Rainboom, Lesson Zero [my favorite], Boast Busters [my least favorite], and Dragonshy). Then, in late January, I joined this forum, since I had concerns about joining the fandom. If you want to see that, go to my post titled "Almost a brony..." This past week, I realized that I have a break from school (very busy student), and that I may as well try it for a week. And as a result, today is day one of my days as a brony. However, I will probably remain an anti-brony in the outside world, since my friends are all anti-bronies (although I think my best friend is only pretending and is really a brony). Plus, since I am still skeptical, I may decide to leave. Getting Started I need some advice about getting started as a brony. What should and shouldn't I do? How will being a brony impact me? And most importantly, how do I balance bronyism (is that a word?) with my hectic schedule and endless studies? I mean, there are tons of episodes, and although I've heard of people on the internet that have watched a season in a day, that is almost impossible. If "anypony" can help, please do. About Me I am an intelligent, hard-working teen. I am a strong introvert, and if you trust the MBTI tests, I am an INTJ. That being said, I absolutely hate society and nearly everything about it. I hate everyone's attitude that boyfriends/girlfriends/friends in general is far more important than working towards anything. I think that if society goes in the direction that it's going, the coming decades will be dark times. As a result of all of the above, I can be very depressed, and generally dark. It seems to me that my opinions of everything is different than the brony opinions and the opinions of general society. Conclusion Just like my last post, I feel like I am missing something. Of course, I will post that if it comes to me. Also, as I mentioned before, I may stop being a brony if I feel like it isn't for me. The chance of me staying, however, is greater than not (otherwise I wouldn't be here). PS: abct8 doesn't stand for anything, and is just a random jumble of letters to prevent my anti-brony friends from discovering. EDIT 1: Added to the "Getting Started" section and created the "About Me" section. EDIT 2: Added to the "About Me" section. EDIT 3: Added to the "Conclusion" section.

I thank everyone ("everypony") here for their input. It has been and will continue to be a valuable resource for future decisions pertaining bronies. With that said, I think that I will not become a brony after all. As I think I have stated before, I find the fandom quite interesting. The problem though is that it would be a waste of my time. As I have said before, I am quite a busy person, and thus may result in problems with my schedule/schoolwork/activities. Although someone said that commitments would moderate brony activity, I feel that this may not be the case, as I only have an hour or two to devote to things such as this. I mean, watching almost a hundred 20-minute episodes (some of which aren't even on Youtube) seems like a daunting, time-consuming task. Plus, whenever I have gotten close to becoming a brony, I would have it on my mind nearly constantly, distracting me and making it hard to sleep. I have also looked at another forum topic pertaining positive impacts of bronyism (is that a word?). It seems like most of them were previously depressed, nonsocial people like myself. Then, they would become instantly outgoing and accepting. Although this may sound cold, I do not want that to happen to me since I have a strong work ethic (extraverts seem to have bad work ethics and typically rely on others). I also hate society as a whole and I hope that I don't become supportive of its laziness, narcissism, materialism, social norms, etc. Nonetheless, I may end up converting if I end up with enough time to do so. I know I have a lot of free time in a couple of weeks. I guess if anyone has anything to say, I would encourage that you respond. However, I may not be on here again, although then again I could become a brony. PS: I know I'm forgetting something. I have been thinking this through for a couple of days, but I am just missing something, and I don't have the time to try to think of it.

I have historically been anti-brony (along with my friends), but I watched the first episode in late November out of curiosity and liked it. Thus, for the past two months, I have been debating whether to convert, watching several episodes in the process (Lesson Zero was my favorite, and Boast Busters was my least favorite). If it weren't for the concerns I have outlined before, I would have become a brony a month or so ago. I thank everyone ("everypony" as is said around here) for their input and should be making a decision within the next few weeks.

NOTE: I am now a brony, so little to none of this applies to this today. Please don't respond. PLEASE NOTE: I am NOT a brony (yet). I just want to ask a few questions about it. 1) Is the fandom on the decline? When do you expect the show and/or fandom to end? 2) How can I prevent getting too addicted to it? I do not want this to get in the way of school work (especially school work), friends, family, or other stuff. 3) Are there positives of becoming a brony? 4) I am an introvert (INTJ, to be exact). The show seems to be pro-extravert, so would I become an extravert if I became a brony?