I agree that some people hate G3 so much. If the previous generations had not existed, we wouldn't have Friendship is Magic. Maybe it's time to start accepting it for what it is. Yes, it's bad; the characters are non-existent, the character designs are ugly in my opinion, there were no conflicts or even a plot, and it was written by mostly guys who thought they knew what little girls wanted. They didn't care as long as their toys sold. I could go on and on about the problems with G3. But it was never meant to be looked that far into, and I can see very young girls enjoying it. There are worse kids' shows, because apparently the people who create things think for kids = stupid, boring, stereotyping gender roles, etc. That's obviously wrong and I wish it weren't that way. However, if this thing had never come to light, we wouldn't have FiM, or at least it would be different. Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Sweetie Belle, and some other characters we know and love originally came from that generation.
I don't like G3, but I don't hate it either. People need to stop acting like FiM came first and complaining that the characters don't have the same personality as the generation 4 version. We just need to accept it and move on.