Ed Lyons 105 November 21, 2015 Share November 21, 2015 (edited) Are you a better person due to the show? Do you consider there being an old you and a new you? Do you compare the old you and you? Are you happier? Edited November 22, 2015 by Rainbow Dash Boy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Partialgeek514 5,015 November 21, 2015 Share November 21, 2015 I do believe that the show has helped me to have more confidence in myself and therefore as given me a stronger will to do good in the world. It has also helped me overcome my depression issues. So yes, I do believe the show has helped me to become a better person. Also, I do often look back at how I was a couple years ago and I remember always being depressed and lacking motivation to do anything. So I suppose I basically have become a new person. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinter 3,064 November 21, 2015 Share November 21, 2015 Not really no. However its a good a start as any to make yourself a better person. My OC's: Malinter, Rahl, Vengeful impact & alias-the-marked-one First fic i've written since forever here Skype: Malinter@Outlook.com "Defeating a sandwich only makes it tastier." most legendary quote ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatonRyu 1,036 November 21, 2015 Share November 21, 2015 No. While I've certainly changed a lot over the years and while certain parts of the show have influenced me, I don't think I became a better person because of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamecubeguy214 2,513 November 21, 2015 Share November 21, 2015 The show may have made me a better person, but if it did it was too gradual for me to notice. I have a friend that likes MLP and is pretty mean, but before she liked it (Assuming that she wasn't a brony at some point) she could have been even worse. Pennutoh has a gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trixie Heartstrings 434 November 21, 2015 Share November 21, 2015 It has, sort of. Before I was fairly depressed, but after watching and talking to some people online, I started to feel better. Now unfortunately, I've been kinda depressed again due to recent problems, so I don't know if I could say it has or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroSnail 22 November 21, 2015 Share November 21, 2015 Well, while it has brought me to a new community of friends for me to befriend and start trying to make many more friends rather than stick with one until they go away to someplace and I make a new one, I wouldn't consider a very dramatic change as a direct result of watching the show. It did bring me a new way to spend my time, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Untitled Goose Q 5,138 November 21, 2015 Share November 21, 2015 I think, in many ways, it has made me a happier person, due to the new friends I have made. But better person? No, I'm still evil as sin. On 4/22/2016 at 6:16 PM, The Nightly Spectre said: One does not ask why The Questioner is awesome. One should instead ask their gods if they ever compare to the awesomeness of the one and only Questioner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catpone Cerberus 23,747 November 22, 2015 Share November 22, 2015 Not the show itself but being brony yes. “Cats!” “Cats!” “Music!” “Cats!” “Cats!” “(^･ω･^ )ﾉ” Ask me something! https://mlpforums.com/topic/139270-ask-the-cerberus/#entry4129993Signature by @Stevonnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirox the pony 1,336 November 22, 2015 Share November 22, 2015 No. I haven't really changed much since I started watching that show. TV shows don't tend to have much affect on me (at least not at this point in time). No matter how hard I try these ponies will simply never leave me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redaxted 1,765 November 22, 2015 Share November 22, 2015 (edited) Well, the show has certainly had a great positive impact on my life! It helps me remain calm and relax when I'm feeling down or worked up. I don't know if it's actually made me a better person overall, but I think it has, indeed improved my life. It has also made me better at dealing with certain situations. And people knowing I'm a brony/pegasister and accepting that fact has made me feel slightly more confidant about myself. Edited November 22, 2015 by Wolves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moony the Cat 3,707 November 22, 2015 Share November 22, 2015 Well, i guess im more social active as of now. I mean i post many posts here on many Topics and before i watched Mlp and became a Brony, i wasnt anywhere and just watched Videos. ( yes, before that i was in a Forum, but my first forum died out sadly and after that i had nothing to do ) Being a Brony and being on this Forum, killed my boredom, gave me something to live for again and gave my friends. So...yeah, being a Brony did change a few things. It made me happier again. Im still not more active in the real world though... Sig made by Kyoshi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HackTune 177 November 22, 2015 Share November 22, 2015 It Does Made me a better personand helped me with my depressioni used to be a person who....own this face all day and sometimes, sad and lazy, and didn't care about anypony else,shy,after i'm influenced. the show, community, inspires me, made me glad (just like pinkie first got her cutiemark) kinda like that nowand i tend to help people a lot and, more active in socializing, crazier, i can't explain my feeling.i'm just glad, HappyThanks [is this right on how to end a trying to be awesome lifestory?] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyoshi Frost Wolf 42,202 November 22, 2015 Share November 22, 2015 As for the general question, no, I don't think being a brony automatically makes someone a better person. As for myself though, I do think it has drastically changed my life for the better overall. I know I am different than what I was 3 years ago in many good ways. I am doing more than what I was then, I have so many new friends though most are online and I just have more appreciation for things I like. Learning to accept my love for this show was part of that. Sadly, there are a lot of things that are not any different, such as my depression, my self-acceptance problems, my anxiety and other problems. These are still a constant battle regardless of finding this show. Am I a better person than what I was? Yes. Not by much though in my opinion. Redeem me into childhood. Show me myself without a shell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Berry 1,218 November 22, 2015 Share November 22, 2015 I think it has helped me become more positive. I used to be pretty pessimistic and depressed. I wouldn't say that MLP completely changed me and it was that alone that helped but I think it has made a bit of an impact - Kayleigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megas 28,081 November 22, 2015 Share November 22, 2015 Nah, there are plenty of bronies who also turn out to be shitty people. Liking a cartoon show won't automatically change who you are 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks 10,817 November 22, 2015 Share November 22, 2015 No, if you are a shitty person than liking a certain show even if said show has positive messages won't make you a better person. If you have an open mind and heart than it perhaps might, but hypocrisy is a very real and unfortunate thing. Speaking for myself it hasn't changed me that much, but it has made me a bit more positive. 1 Rarity Get's Cockroaches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaDream 331 November 22, 2015 Share November 22, 2015 Even though I am a girl, I have greatly benefitted from the show. It has helped me gain confidence, and it has pulled me out of various times when I have been in depression. Also, the brony community is very kind and welcoming. Yes, I have been affected from this show for the better. Signature made by Odyssey (Sawk) LunaDream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bradley 1,319 November 22, 2015 Share November 22, 2015 Why would the show make you a better person? I suppose it could teach you some values, or change you in some way, but i don't believe it can change yer morality. For me, it changed my personality to be a bit happier and more cheerful. Am i a better person because of that? Not anymore than before. But, this is my opinion and experience. Perhaps someone out there did go from "bad" to good by watching the show. Maybe a former bully turned a nice and passionate soul. And honestly, based on the amount of people in the fandom, that's actually very possible. But, personally, my morality hasn't changed too much, though other things have. Special thanks to @Proton for making the Signature!https://mlpforums.com/page/eqw-characters/_/approved/drakk-moonshine-r358I Am The One Who Hides Those Things You Never Find... I Am The One Who Watches You From The Corner Of Your Eye... I Am The Lord Of All Mysteries... Greetings, And May We Be The Best Of FriendsAh, back to the classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spagem 505 November 22, 2015 Share November 22, 2015 I'd have to say yes, it has made me a better person. Not in the sense that it cured my depression or made me a more positive person, but the show made me pursue (and enjoy) art and music even more, two things that are very important to me. I'm a lot more productive. Even if I end up not liking the show anymore, I believe it will always have some place in my heart for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best poni 1,521 November 22, 2015 Share November 22, 2015 It could. I have been so much happier and friendly since I became a Brony Signature by Laika Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi 7,871 November 23, 2015 Share November 23, 2015 Sure does. The show is something I can relate to in tough times. I've even made changes to my lifestyle I hope nobody ever notices when I started watching the show on my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwilightAngel 109 November 23, 2015 Share November 23, 2015 Hell no! As of right now i'm a decent person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EquestriaGuy 1,074 November 23, 2015 Share November 23, 2015 Simply being someone who watches a cartoon for little girls, and not being a little girl yourself, makes you someone who doesn't feel obligated to adhere to societal norms. It broadens the spectrum of what you allow yourself to watch. I'd say this is a positive quality. I would like to add that it being a fan is easier if public perception of the show is strong, which it isn't. The best you can hope for is to be a good person in other aspects of your life, that way you'll always be judged for your character, before anything unusual about you, like the fact that you watch MLP. Other people will regard MLP fans more positively if the ones they know are good people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChikaChan 7,328 November 27, 2015 Share November 27, 2015 It does makes me a better person ^^ after all that friendship lessons that Twilight had learn x3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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