Shazzbaa: okay no, see, I'm going to wax philosophic for a moment
Rachel: :"O
Shazzbaa: as a storyteller
Shazzbaa: Lauren Faust is an inspiration right now with this My Little Pony cartoon
Shazzbaa: because okay, it seems like we do things that don't matter
Shazzbaa: we are not changing the world
Shazzbaa: we are telling stupid fantasy stories about magic
Shazzbaa: and here is this lady
Shazzbaa: just telling her stupid fantasy story about magic (ponies)
Shazzbaa: and decides that she wants to actually do a good job with it and really make good characters even though she... doesn't really have to, to meet the requirements of the assignment, so to speak
Shazzbaa: and there are so many people
Shazzbaa: who have changed their lives because of My Little Pony
Rachel: yeah D:
Shazzbaa: some 20-something kid was able to stand up to his abusive father, singing Pinkie Pie's no fear song to psych himself up, and remembering that Rainbow Dash was just as scared as he felt in Sonic Rainboom
Rachel: oh buh. D:
Shazzbaa: some guy with music talent he wasn't able to get a job in was *actually planning to commit suicide*, when he heard a rapper he admired do a pony-themed song, and checked out ponies, started participating in the fandom, got recognised for some of his pony fan music, and is now saving up money to go to school for music
Shazzbaa: and not committing suicide
Shazzbaa: because of this silly cartoon about friendship and magical ponies.
Shazzbaa: And there are a TON of stories like this, Flak keeps sharing them with me when he hears them,
Rachel: ffff. ;___; what even, this fandom.
Shazzbaa: and Lauren Faust really.... didn't set out to make a life-changing cartoon with deep ramifications about life
Shazzbaa: it's just sincere, in all its silliness
Shazzbaa: and she's changed so many people's lives for the better — that should be an inspiration to all of us
Shazzbaa: that no matter how unimportant or not-deep our work seems, in the grand scheme of things, it's incredibly valuable for how much a sincere story can touch someone.
Rachels: ffffff agreed.
Rachel: :"O
Shazzbaa: as a storyteller
Shazzbaa: Lauren Faust is an inspiration right now with this My Little Pony cartoon
Shazzbaa: because okay, it seems like we do things that don't matter
Shazzbaa: we are not changing the world
Shazzbaa: we are telling stupid fantasy stories about magic
Shazzbaa: and here is this lady
Shazzbaa: just telling her stupid fantasy story about magic (ponies)
Shazzbaa: and decides that she wants to actually do a good job with it and really make good characters even though she... doesn't really have to, to meet the requirements of the assignment, so to speak
Shazzbaa: and there are so many people
Shazzbaa: who have changed their lives because of My Little Pony
Rachel: yeah D:
Shazzbaa: some 20-something kid was able to stand up to his abusive father, singing Pinkie Pie's no fear song to psych himself up, and remembering that Rainbow Dash was just as scared as he felt in Sonic Rainboom
Rachel: oh buh. D:
Shazzbaa: some guy with music talent he wasn't able to get a job in was *actually planning to commit suicide*, when he heard a rapper he admired do a pony-themed song, and checked out ponies, started participating in the fandom, got recognised for some of his pony fan music, and is now saving up money to go to school for music
Shazzbaa: and not committing suicide
Shazzbaa: because of this silly cartoon about friendship and magical ponies.
Shazzbaa: And there are a TON of stories like this, Flak keeps sharing them with me when he hears them,
Rachel: ffff. ;___; what even, this fandom.
Shazzbaa: and Lauren Faust really.... didn't set out to make a life-changing cartoon with deep ramifications about life
Shazzbaa: it's just sincere, in all its silliness
Shazzbaa: and she's changed so many people's lives for the better — that should be an inspiration to all of us
Shazzbaa: that no matter how unimportant or not-deep our work seems, in the grand scheme of things, it's incredibly valuable for how much a sincere story can touch someone.
Rachels: ffffff agreed.