About cutie makrs

[arftbmrf 40]

Have you ever wondered how unfair the whole concept of cutie marks is? I mean, okay, it's a special talent, and so on... but just why? Starlight has got nigh-omnipotence, Twilight is an amazing mage that can make to appear anything she wants... I don't know, Rainbow Dash is a super powered flyer. And what about poor Troubleshoes? He's a clown. His destiny is self-humiliation. Or how about an offician pony? His special talent is to serve food. Compare it to Starlight's nigh-omnipotence. Sounds really fair, right?

You can argue, that ponies are happy with their talents. It's true, but -- the ponies who've got a long end of a stick are happy with their talents, too. And on top of that, they have amazing powers. What is better? Be a happy clown, or be a happy almighty pony? I think the answer is clear.

You can argue, that real life works similiar. It's true, but again -- a common janitor can open a business, or go to a free college (Europe, Brazil, etc) and become someone more succesfully. While a pony cannot. They are doomed to have their talents for the rest of their lives. It works fine for Starlight, because she's nigh-omnipotent, but what about Troubleshoes? He's doomed to be a clown, who humiliates himself for living, and no matter what he does -- he will remain a clown. That sounds like a horror movies, to be honest.

I already made my mind about this thing, but now I want to hear the others. Any thoughts?

[darkshy 68]

It seems that way, but would Troubleshoes be happy as a high almightly magical pony like Twilight??? Probably not.

 

His dream is to be in a rodeo show and he achieved that dream. His talent is to be a clown in a rodeo because that's what gives him the most happiness.

 

Now to you and me, having a magical talent would obviously be more desirable than being a rodeo clown, but every pony is different and is purposely made different in the show. Pony's are made to love their talent and becoming naturally good at it resulting in a cutie mark.

 

Also you can't really compare Equestria to the real world, it is fiction. BUT like a Janitor going to college and becoming successful, Troubleshoe's can become a high class/famous even entertainer.

 

Like every person, every pony is different. Personally I would HATE to have Applejack's cutie mark, and to work days on end in a farm. I would die. But to Applejack, she loves it and couldn't see herself doing anything else.

[ThatAnonymousPony 133]

I don't know. Part of me agrees with this, and part of me agrees with the comment above ^

[arftbmrf 40]

It seems that way, but would Troubleshoes be happy as a high almightly magical pony like Twilight??? Probably not.

 

His dream is to be in a rodeo show and he achieved that dream. His talent is to be a clown in a rodeo because that's what gives him the most happiness.

 

Now to you and me, having a magical talent would obviously be more desirable than being a rodeo clown, but every pony is different and is purposely made different in the show. Pony's are made to love their talent and becoming naturally good at it resulting in a cutie mark.

 

Also you can't really compare Equestria to the real world, it is fiction. BUT like a Janitor going to college and becoming successful, Troubleshoe's can become a high class/famous even entertainer.

 

Like every person, every pony is different. Personally I would HATE to have Applejack's cutie mark, and to work days on end in a farm. I would die. But to Applejack, she loves it and couldn't see herself doing anything else.

I'd like to point out to one thing you miss. Troubleshoes is happy to be a clown, sure. And he can become a famous artist. But Starlight is happy too, to be a reality-warping omnipotent being. And she can become a sole ruler of Equestria just by wanting it. That's the catch. She's happy to have omnipotence, too.