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Nah, but I don't expect every piece of media to age well. This isn't meant to be another FiM.
I'm wondering if FIM will age well, given the amount of nods to cultural trends outside of the series that apparently intersect it at certain points. But then, no kids show really ages well in all respects, IMO. They all have to cater to the kids of "now" so they're not thinking of the kids of "tomorrow".
It probably won’t but honestly, what’s the big deal if it doesn’t? I agree with Taffeta, in hindsight a lot of kids media doesn’t age super well. Sometimes its kind of fun to see where the show was “dated” if that makes sense! Seeing old technology fads in the 90s and early 2000s in comparison to now in old shows is interesting in its own right, to me anyway. As also mentioned by others, FiM had a lot of gags and references that I don’t see aging well.I don’t expect pony life to be high tier comedy or writing or anything, but the inclusion of technology or current trends does not automatically make a show feel dated. If the writing is solid and the situation is timeless, the story will still be good regardless of what tech the characters are using or what time period the show is based in.
even if Pony Life ends up looking like a product of the 2010s/2020s it won't stop it aging well, and might even help it age nicely as it could have the nostalgic value.
MLPonies using modern tech will never not look silly to me. It was silly in Pony Tales and it was silly in FiM. Probably even weirder in FiM as their world was supposed to be High Fantasy but then you got stuff like casinos, skyscrapers and remote controls.
Something that will definitely not age well is dialogue or parodies based on current celebs, movies, music. That is something FiM already overused. And ofc, nobody but diehard Bronies will remember all the shoutouts to Brony fanon.