Have you ever thought of MLP deeply

[Lucky Star 972]

I don't think the show is nearly as fun without taking it seriously. I've even thought seriously about how rock farms work and I'm happy to say my theory isn't totally weird like the other ones I'd seen and uses real world beliefs on magic I learned reading about Wicca while still making sense in MLP.  

I'd love for the world of Equestria to be real... it's one of the few fantasy worlds I could see myself actually wanting to go and live in. Every other fantasy world always ends up having at least one problem I can't ignore that would make living there unpleasant when I think about it seriously. 

[Messy Mane 9,032]

yes,and I will say it took all the fun outta it ._.

[Music Chart Fan 819]

On 3/19/2017 at 6:30 AM, Malcontent said:

I've often been told I overthink a lot of the issues of Equestria. For instance, why does the jackhammer they use have handles, when no one has hands, or have heard of them?

Is the bit based on the gold based economy we used to have, or for that matter, who makes the bits? Is there a treasury department? Is there a tax? How is anything paid for as far as infrastructure. We see there's working water, sewage and roadworks and railways. Yet seldom do we see any upkeep.

If it's all merit based or out of the goodness of one's heart due to friendship, why do we have any currency at all?

Why is there a bowling alley if no one has fingers? Are earth ponies excluded because they can't use magic to bowl?

We've seen cows are sentient, yet we have people making cakes and the like. Who milks the cows, is it awkward?

Is the role of stallions and mares reversed in other parts of the world like "Saddle Arabia"? Come to think of it, we've seen the globe, assuming it's across the body of water, do they have ocean liners? How IS transport handled for longer journeys.

Before the three tribes united, who woke the animals up and but them to sleep during the Winter phase?

For all the talk of friendship, we sure don't see many other races mingling. Ponyville is very ..well pony heavy. Same with the dragons and the griffons. We've seen TWO mules. One sea monster.

For that matter, what does the apple family keep pigs around for if no one's eating meat? Seems...wasteful in a way.

 

You know things like that, I get told to be quiet about

On 3/22/2017 at 0:28 AM, Malcontent said:

Here's a quick look into how deeply I can go with an episode n.n

I too have been told a fair number of times over the years to stop nitpicking or overthinking the show when I've asked questions like these. If you look back at the episode posts I've made for the past few seasons, they are typically pretty lengthy and contain many similar observations and questions to those you've mentioned here.

[BlueBrony 388]

I love thinking deeply about this show. it is one of the reasons I joined this forum in the first place!

There is a part of me that believes the show is real, much how I believe that Narnia is real. The idea is that these universes are based on a core set of ideas, and as long as the idea persists, the world persists.