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Looking back at it, its kind of wild how for years one of the biggest internet subcultures was adult male fans of my little pony (hexbear.net)

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And also there was (And still is probably) a signficant child and woman hating segment of that subculture

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[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Youre the first person I've seen to say that the show improved with age

[–] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It does feel like a minority opinion, but I'm still surprised that I'd be the very first.

[–] Carcharodonna@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

Originally I stopped watching regularly after S2 but then got into later seasons more recently (thanks to you), and I have to agree that the later seasons are better in some ways. I especially love the focus on characters other than the Mane 6.