Roughshod

Could I say the same? It's possible that I could depending on my point of view and what I esteem of value. I do in fact believe that most people in our world strive or at least desire better of the world and themselves. I did in fact already state something along those lines and how it relates to human nature and our psychological evolution. How much it's "succeeding" has not and really can not be evaluated by any objective standard besides the limited context that is available. Obviously this is due in no small part to the fact that it isn't real, and even barring this truism, there is not a comparable level of evidence regarding the concrete facts of the world of Equestria. Facts like population, pollution, income distribution, health rates, life expectancy, records of crime, war, genocide and crimes against humanity(or equinity?) are not all accounted for and I wouldn't expect them to be. These things don't exist and likely never will given the format and intent of MLP. So instead we assume they don't exist because for all intents and purposes they don't. But that's not a rational basis of argument to argue for something from ignorance. If nothing else our world is far more complex than what has been shown of MLP:FIM. I'm not going to argue the vastly greater complexities our world possesses over a children's show because that's nonsense. Anyone with any intellectual honesty should be able to admit this. Calling our reality a bickering hunk of rock is somewhat self defeating though, after all, it produced the world of MLP:FIM didn't it? The world you evidently admire. This does not redeem it's faults, our world has many, many problems. But but how can you hold such contempt for it simply because it is not what it could never be? And by this I mean a magical world of colourful talking equines and other mythical creatures filled with childish idealism. I'll also note your basis of comparison is irrational because you're trying to reverse the relationship of the two. We (humanity) created MLP, thus we created it's nature from ourselves. You could state that it has influence on those who watch it or engage it various forms of media but that does not change the fact that it is a human construction and is limited by the human minds that are engaged with it. Either you accept that or you must actually conceive of MLP as it's own self determining reality. In which case any further discussion will likely prove poinless.

Perhaps we just interpreted it differently then. Alicorns are a race of pony so it still seems fair to me. If you're saying it's unfair to call them the best because they are more powerful than the others that doesn't hold water for me. It's like saying that calling Earth ponies the best is unfair because the other races can't grow food. Their differences are the very basis by which we çan discriminate and make any comparisons and judgements. In most ways Alicorns do seem to be better than the others. One flaw they have is their numbers; they are extremely low in numbers compared to the other races, not to mention I've never even seen a male of their type.

The name of the forum is 'Which pony race is best?'. If you're saying Pegasi are the best because they're your favourite then that's your opinion. I was curious if you might have a more substantial reason for it though.

No we don't all agree on this matter. I certainly don't. There are things we know about Equestria that some may find preferable to realities about our world but that doesn't make them categorically better. Perfection is only a concept because it is completely subjective and neither attainable or tenable. Human beings aren't engineered to be perfectly satisfied, it's what's drives us to progress and improve our condition. That's one of the reasons I find ideas like heaven and utopian societies absurd. In fact the idealistic aspects of MLP in part prove this. We think it's better because a part of ourselves wants something better. If there is a perfection, then I would say it must be the striving for perfection.

But does that make them the best? They may have qualities the others lack but that is true for all the races. By what measure are Pegasi superior to the others?

It was too short (approx 73 mins) and the plot was far too transparent, especially with the the Dazzlings. Villains who want to take over the world just for the sake of it? Never seen that before.

Diamond Tiara is a stereotypical spoiled brat who thinks she can do whatever she wants and has no respect for anyone else. Silver Spoon iis the typical lackey who tags along and feeds into her ego. That's what they seem to be on the surface anyway. More background on them may be revealed in the upcoming season, in particular the 100th episode that's been rumored to focus on non main characters.

I like Flash Sentry because he gets some of the Bronies really annoyed and riled up. It's amusing seeing some of their reactions when he appears, like they're Superman being exposed to kryptonite.

The overall improvement in quality. The writing, animation, development... It was all better than its predecessor.