Another view on why the brony subculture exists (x-post from r/AskReddit)
A question came up on AskReddit about what subculture do people not understand, and inevitably the brony subculture was mentioned. The usual explanation was given, which is that it's a great show. Which is true. But I gave my own answer, and a couple of bronies replied that they thought it was insightful and showed them something about themselves. So I thought it was worth reposting here:
I think the reason it has become a subculture is that the show has hit an untapped vein of fiction that resonates with people. The main characters of the show learn life lessons, lessons in socialization, in how to interact with others. But, none of them live with their parents, none of them attend an organized school, and all of them have jobs, more or less. A librarian, a baker, a farmer, a self-employed clothier, a stunt flyer, and an animal caregiver. By any reasonable definition of the word, the characters are adults.
For those of us in the real world who are also nominally adults, or approaching that state, we identify with that situation of still having to learn how to interact with people. So to be shown a world where that's normal and where people aren't looked down upon for committing faux pas, it's quite attractive.
Submitted May 11, 2017 at 07:11AM by pjabrony
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