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Pony Corral / Re: Is having an army of ponies selfish? let's discuss
« on: January 05, 2020, 10:52:31 AM »
I have mixed feelings on this.
On one hand I am all for people buying things they like, I myself have a few 'armies' of certain ponies but they primarily focus on variets/customs/etc, but before that I remember really liking a pony that I found out is pretty common in people's armies.
I went to a meet and an individual who had an army of a pony I really liked and wanted bought all of them that anyone had there at the meet, leaving everyone (myself included) from being able to get that pony. It left a bad taste in my mouth and some hurt feelings, like "aw man you have an army of that one and some of us don't have it at all and would like to have it" and I remember some people having it on their table and when you said "oh dang I need that one" the response was "sorry i'm holding it for that person who has an army of them" So that was a little off putting as well.
BUT that being said, I think maybe I was taking it personal when it wasn't something personal at all.
I was jealous about armies of that pony for a bit there, I remember starting my own armies and looking back I wondered if I was doing it because I liked having so many of the same one or if it was the feeling hurt about past experiences. After this self-realization I ended up getting rid of any that were duplicates that weren't different/customs/variants/etc. I still like the ponies I have armies of, but as mentioned above the focus is not on customs, variants, poses, etc and not just a repeat of the same pony a million times (maybe its also that I just don't have the space?) who knows.
*shrugs* now i'm at a point where I have ponies that I like and wanted so when I see someone with an army I don't feel bad about it cause maybe thats what they like, and I have the ponies I want/like.
Maybe its also about how you present it? Like if you're someone and you say "Hey I love this pony look at my collection of it! I really love it and its my favorite" thats ok, but I have seen the "I am the #1 biggest fan of this pony, no one loves it more than me, see how many I have, I will get them all one day so no one else will ever have them"
I dunno, its a touchy subject I'm sure, but at this point in my life armies don't bother me. You do you babes!
On one hand I am all for people buying things they like, I myself have a few 'armies' of certain ponies but they primarily focus on variets/customs/etc, but before that I remember really liking a pony that I found out is pretty common in people's armies.
I went to a meet and an individual who had an army of a pony I really liked and wanted bought all of them that anyone had there at the meet, leaving everyone (myself included) from being able to get that pony. It left a bad taste in my mouth and some hurt feelings, like "aw man you have an army of that one and some of us don't have it at all and would like to have it" and I remember some people having it on their table and when you said "oh dang I need that one" the response was "sorry i'm holding it for that person who has an army of them" So that was a little off putting as well.
BUT that being said, I think maybe I was taking it personal when it wasn't something personal at all.
I was jealous about armies of that pony for a bit there, I remember starting my own armies and looking back I wondered if I was doing it because I liked having so many of the same one or if it was the feeling hurt about past experiences. After this self-realization I ended up getting rid of any that were duplicates that weren't different/customs/variants/etc. I still like the ponies I have armies of, but as mentioned above the focus is not on customs, variants, poses, etc and not just a repeat of the same pony a million times (maybe its also that I just don't have the space?) who knows.
*shrugs* now i'm at a point where I have ponies that I like and wanted so when I see someone with an army I don't feel bad about it cause maybe thats what they like, and I have the ponies I want/like.
Maybe its also about how you present it? Like if you're someone and you say "Hey I love this pony look at my collection of it! I really love it and its my favorite" thats ok, but I have seen the "I am the #1 biggest fan of this pony, no one loves it more than me, see how many I have, I will get them all one day so no one else will ever have them"
I dunno, its a touchy subject I'm sure, but at this point in my life armies don't bother me. You do you babes!