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19 minutes ago, Simon said:

Well you must have had a boring evening to dig to my five or six year old posts :3

I am not sure I even want to read posts from me from that long ago lmao

Relatable sentiment. I hope you can become active again. Many new memories and friendships await you.

@Simon

I hope one day you return to this community. I know little of you, but I have heard of you over the years. I hope the memories of this place continue to flourish and drive you forward into brighter avenues. You will be remembered! *hug*

12 minutes ago, Princess Silky said:

PLUTO IS A PLANET, TOOOOOOOO
*gathers the angry mobs with signs*

Oh, it is, and so are all the other dwarf planets! 

4 hours ago, Brony Number 42 said:

I'm not memorizing 48 planets. 

Planets are like mountains. Do you remember all mountains on Earth? Or just the famous ones?

I hope you get a good raise soon!

@CloudMistDragon

Taking a read of this, above all, I commend your effort and thought you put into this theory. It is extremely interesting to read.

My problem with G5, is not G5 itself - but how it is written. The concept of G5 being a seemingly post-apocalyptic outcome to G4 is something I find to be compelling. My problem is that the "Downfall" of the old Equestrian order happens so soon right after the conclusion of G4 in the canon. If I was to personally suggest anything to the writers, it would be that Opaline comes about at least a few hundred years after Twilight assumes power over Equestria, that way, everything the characters in G4 doesn't seem to be in vain. My problem with the canon, is how Opaline seemingly comes about right after Twilight becomes leader of Equestria, leading to the downfall of how things once were. That timing just doesn't add up to me, at all, and the fact it's canon to me just shows that the writers like to shoehorn in a ton of world impacting events into a small timeframe. This seems very strange to me. I have not read the G5 comics, and knowing how the comics were separate from what was shown on screen - I do not know if it is the same case here or not. 

My biggest problem, is the unity crystals being some sort of cliche "let's all work together and the magic will work right", even if that is what the show itself is about, just feels cliche to me. We have seen the trope of having different races, etc, coming together for some utopian dream in MLP and other genres so much, it's very hard for it to impress me. If I remember correctly, when the ponies have magic and are fighting, there is some anomalous magic that breaks loose - this seems to act as another measure to enforce the cliche. When ponies fight, there is (X disaster) that occurs relating to magic, enforcing the narrative that they have to work together. Let's think for a moment if that wasn't the case. The ponies fight over their differences, and it's far harder to convince them to work together as a result, why not have it so the act of convincing the ponies to work together has far greater weight and meaning to it, rather than it being enforced by the magic itself? 

If Magic was created, and contained in the Unity Crystals - wouldn't it have then also gotten rid of Opaline's long lifespan? I am assuming, of course that the long lifespan that alicorns enjoy is based on their magic. If the Unity Crystals is the source of magic in G5, and it being absent for so long, where does Opaline's long lifespan come from, alternative to that? If the Unity Crystals truly do contain all of the world's magic, than surely there could be some way to release the world's magic back into the world itself rather than within a seemingly unguarded artifact - that's another question I have too, why are the Unity Crystals under so little protection? Why doesn't Opaline come by herself and take it - since Misty doesn't seem to please her? Doesn't all of the world's magic being contained within a physical artifact seem rather dangerous, knowing that it could be physically destroyed, stolen, or corrupted using other types of magic to suit anyone's whim?

These are just general questions, you don't have to answer them, as they are things only the writers themselves know. I may have misread or misunderstood things in G5, so it is entirely possible that I misunderstood some things.

Your interest in Twilight Sparkle is fascinating, though in my personal opinion, I wouldn't have had Twilight Sparkle or G4 connected to G5 in any other way other than mythology. Having the potential for Twilight Sparkle or the Mane 6 to still be "alive" is something I am anticipating, and it is something that I will not personally like to see. G4 is in the past. Let it rest in the past. I do not wish for the writers to lean too hard into nostalgia or sentimentality by coming up with some pillar-esque arc in which the Mane 6 were frozen in time and brought back to life or something of that sort. Seeing Twilight Sparkle in the G5 pony style has felt rather uncanny to me, to be honest.

As for Sunny, I don't consider her an alicorn. She may have alicorn magic, but she isn't physically ascended into becoming one. Her wings are temporary - and not fixed. For that reason, I don't consider her a "True" alicorn" like the others were. I do like how Sunny has been portrayed thusfar, however. 

This is all just my opinion, though. I just have so many questions about G5. 



 

Hope you have fun!

You literally read my mind with this. The world sucks right now, and I don't care about youtuber drama or video game drama...I care about actual problems that affect actual human lives. If everythings controversial, that shows that society is not capable of dealing with actual controversy when it strikes. When it does, people don't seem to care. No wonder why the world sucks right now. At least thats just one of the many reasons. 

@Silly Druid

I am inclined to believe that just as matter and energy cannot be destroyed, Consciousness itself cannot be destroyed or created. It has existed, and will forever exist. It takes on different forms. I am also inclined to believe that Consciousness is not merely a physical process of neurons firing within the brain in certain patterns. 

@Silly Druid

Existence is merely what we percieve through our minds. What we see is merely photochemical signals interpreted by our brains. The nature of consciousness is one of the greatest mysteries of all time. 

Free will itself is by definition, chaotic. Chaos can also symbolize free will.

The writing you did for Nightmare Moon, that is definitely what I like most about this, as well as the attention to detail with the colors. However, the ponies in G4 in terms of the design is my favorite. I don't like when they look like actual horses in previous generations.

@Magical Mare

I find it hard to really express or engage with people sometimes, though it depends on context. I usually will purposefully look out for people who interest me, otherwise I am content with those I have in my inner circle. The events of 2022 have taught me to keep that inner circle quite limited, but it is never entirely closed to new people. 

Usually with people, I keep myself to people who will reciprocate what I am seeking with. I've interacted with hundreds of people over the years. I've cycled through dozens of people, through many groups, servers, and forums, yet this is the only one that has ever outlasted anything else.

It's the only one that's left. And you know what? I'm perfectly fine with that.

@Magical Mare

I always knew you were an Extrovert at heart. There were times where you wanted to turn inward, but I knew that wasn't in your nature to do so. Embrace your nature, and the world's judgement will never matter. 

@Princess Silky
 

I joined! Had no idea you had a fimfiction account. My name there is Moonlight Sparkle.

@Princess Silky

We very well could think of ideas, yeah!

I should have done something like this with my fimfic reading in the past. I've watched the movies many years ago, I hope you enjoy!

@Sir Hugsalot

While I know not much about you, from our previous interactions of my memory - you are kind and thoughtful. Maybe I didn't make the best of effort to get to know you in the past, but we can always resume again if you'd like. I wish you well. 

@Blitz Boom

Somehow I missed your reply here - I am sorry for missing your reply. I didn't get a notification.

This is entirely my own version of things, think of it like my own universe if you will. If I were to use this in a setting, the vast majority of it would be history of the setting. Perhaps an RP in this universe would involve various elements of what you see here, but it wouldn't be what I show here involved all at once.

Tik Tok to me is just incredibly stupid and cringy. I will never use it. I remember when Vine was a thing, but I never participated in it.

@Lady Kiriness

I didn't think I'd see you back here. How are you?

6 hours ago, abrony-mouse said:

I don't know that fic, but is that pic from it? If so, it is greatness!

That is the picture of the Noble Jury cast, the crewmembers onboard the ship of the same name.

@Sir Hugoholic

I don’t know you nor have I met you but I have made similar mistakes. Time heals most things in life, everyone makes mistakes along the way. It’s nothing to look down on yourself for.

It is very interesting, as you go through life. At one stage you think "I'm perfect, and I've purged all the bad actors in my life!" and then it ends up not being so, and you have to go through the same old cycle again. That is how this year has been for me. One of removing all the weeds, sometimes really big ones. But it has to be done. With many things, there is no other option. No matter what you do, something would have inevitably happened to end up the same way. It's like I was locked in to making certain decisions. 

My circle of friends has changed a lot over the years. Gone are the old Guard from high school, gone are the first groups I was apart of. Only very few (less than 3) have lasted longer than a few years. This is one of the reasons why I've largely just stayed within my own circles and not gone much beyond, since I've been lied to and betrayed more times than one can count. I feel almost numb to it by this point, and I've had to throw out someone I've known for 3 years a few months ago because of his super aggression towards me and there was no fixing it since he kept going at me for things I didn't do and things I didn't say.

With friendships to me, what I have noticed it is much like how you have a crab with it's shell. The crab's the same crab, but it changes it's shell as it grows older! Very few things remain in life, but those that remain? Are the strongest bonds of all. 

The thing that is most important for me to realize is to not have an emotional element when reacting to such circumstances. For me, it's best to feel emotionally detached. Getting emotionally invested with things all the time is like diving into a bush full of thorns, it's best to gaze at it from a distance before reaching in. To be neutral, to be between being logical and being emotional, the world is one of extremes, who is to say we have to be the same?

I enjoy wearing many faces when it suits me. The ones I truly trust see em' all, while others on the surface see only the mask I choose to project. 

One thing I've also learned is that perception and events come in many colors, some colors only you can see. Nobody else can see em', but you can, within your mind's eye.  Many people lie in this world, but many people also tell the truth. Just have to go through the weeds to get to the garden. 

1 hour ago, WWolf said:

There are many people like you out there.

Id say find a job where you LIKE to work at at the very least and move up the ladder. Somewhere with good pay too… there’s plenty of those jobs around. Just need to know where to look.

Dont invest in something you have no vision.

Yes, that is exactly my point. Our society has normalized debt much to our detriment. It's a cycle of chains and slavery that I don't want to find myself in.