I'm not a fan of numerology, but I thought this was pretty darned cool

[BornAgainBrony 2,398]

So first, a bit of a primer. There's a ton of spiritualism out there surrounding seeing certain numbers. As I said, I'm not one to bother with such things but I had an ex who was crazily into it and I still remember bits and pieces. The most well-known is probably the number 7, but today we're going to talk about 10. 10 is one of the most important and exciting numbers in the whole kaboodle. It signifies change and new beginnings, 1 represents a starting point of sorts (I mean, of course it does, it's where we all count from) but zero is treated like an amplifier. As a result, the number 10 signifies an opportunity for tremendous change (admittedly, half of the number "codes" in these kinds of things say something about that, there's "always" a 'shift' coming according to whatever thing, and usually another apocalypse prophecy to go with the rest, but 10 is like a grand daddy number). Seeing that same number twice, such as on a clock, "10:10" is supposed to have even more urgency. Of course, you get an opportunity to randomly see that twice a day. If you're an accountant, well... yeah. On a calendar, it might have even more significance, as it only happens once a year. But how about once in a lifetime? I had looked up the date before because I wanted to know just how old MLPFiM was. Oct 10, 2010. It didn't click in my mind at the time, but it ended up doing so today. 10-10-10. Triple 10's are insanely rare and about as indicative as anything that something major is going to happen, and while I really could care less about numerology or divination of any kind, this one actually gave me chills.

So, I decided to see what was being said about this unique "cosmic" event. All of it points to pretty much the same thing (there were also a TON of people wanting to get married that day), that those who 'attend' and take notice of the rare event would experience something that would take their lives in an entirely new direction, and potentially alter something within humanity as a whole. I have to wonder if the date was specifically chosen as a marketing idea, or if it was just random dumb luck?

What do we specifically know about what transpired on 10-10-10?

The beginning of an unprecedented cultural phenomenon the likes of which the world had never seen before, united people in celebration and inspired them to dream of a better world. Certain social norms and specifically, gender norms, as old as civilization, were challenged and torn down. Potentially millions of lives were changed for the better and its influence can be seen in nearly every facet of society. 10/10/10. It was the day a 1000-moon exile ended, and six little pastel Ponies began their journey into history and into the hearts of the world. And this was the day that Bronies began.

"Duuuuuuuuude... "

Edited October 11, 2018 by bornAgainEquestrian

[Brony Number 42 10,069]

A huge pet peeve of mine is ignoring the first two digits in the year. The year is not 10, it is 2010. What is the justification in saying that 2010 = 10? By that logic, the year 1999 is the same as 999, or 9. If you are going to ignore two digits, why not one or three? I could say that today's date is 8-10-10.

[BornAgainBrony 2,398]

4 minutes ago, Spooky Brony 2A said:

A huge pet peeve of mine is ignoring the first two digits in the year. The year is not 10, it is 2010. What is the justification in saying that 2010 = 10? By that logic, the year 1999 is the same as 999, or 9. If you are going to ignore two digits, why not one or three? I could say that today's date is 8-10-10.

I'm not defending it, mind you. How we ended up ignoring the first 2 digits came for the sake of simplicity. If you want to take the literal idea behind "seeing" messages in numbers though, it boils down to individual perception. So, you're actually correct. Not sure what other countries, but Canada displays their date stamps differently than the U.S. They do it DD/MM/YY instead of MM/DD/YY. Another example is Roman numbers. Do you look at XVI as being 10-5-1, or do you see it as 16?

Edited October 11, 2018 by bornAgainEquestrian