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DataPacRat comments on A rationalist My Little Pony fanfic - Less Wrong Discussion

12 Post author: DataPacRat 10 August 2012 08:53PM

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Comment author: knb 14 August 2012 05:43:44PM 4 points [-]

I don't understand why so many people are writing My Little Pony fan fictions here. Does the show have some content that appeals to lesswrong-type rationalists? Isn't it targeted toward little kids? This just seems bizarre.

Comment author: DataPacRat 14 August 2012 06:56:57PM 5 points [-]

There is an entire subculture called 'bronies' of adult fans of the show. My best guess is that the demographics of LessWrong readers come closer than average to the demographics of bronies, and so there is a higher-than-average chance of a LessWronger being willing to be a brony.

As for why the show is popular among adults; the best theory I've heard is that unlike many modern cartoons, it's unashamedly non-cynical, and is actually reasonably-decently written and produced, which makes it near-unique at the moment.