Something that I've thought about, uh
Well, not a ton but like, it's been on- it's, you know-
It's been in my brain, it's been in my mind
Uh, since I first started watching the series
I mean, specifically with the Cutie Mark Crusaders, right?
Their whole thing for the- for like-
A good chunk of the show was the whole
"Oh, they don't have cutie marks!"
They don't have cutie marks
And they aren't treated well for it, and that sucks
And, like, I found it really cool that, as characters
Their whole thing was just-
You know, having fun
And being friends and experiencing life without any sort of one goal
They were just kind of experiencing it
They weren't, like, defined by their one true talent, you know?
They could just be themselves

Y-You think about cutie marks, you could say that
"Oh! It's something that they're talented at, you know?"
But then there's points that doesn't really work
Because like, Rarity's talented at- at fashion and stuff
You know, a-and creating things
But her cutie mark is, g- uh... gems
But then, like with Applejack; she got her cutie mark
When she realized she should go back to her family
But that'a kind of different from, from apple bucking and stuff
'Cause that could mean anything
But I remember there was the episode where, uh, Apple Bloom
She made a potion
Think she stole the stuff from Zecora
And it gave her a "cutie mark", quote unquote
And it was, like, plate spinning?
And she was like, "Wow! Finally, I have a goal"
Or whatever, and she just did plate spinning all the time
I mean, I can respect that, I guess
But it was almost like she had to?
And I think in this situation it was more like a compulsion to

So, th- the issue I have with it is basically the idea of a cutie mark
Is, it's the one thing that's a summation of you, right?
It's meant to be like what defines you and your one true purpose
But the thing is like, that's not how anyone works
You can't really do that
So it really annoyed me with the Cutie Mark Crusaders
That they got cutie marks in the end, and it was this weird
"Your one entire thing in life is just
Helping other people find their entire thing in life."
Maybe there's multiple things that are like important
Maybe there's no one big thing
Maybe it's just a bunch of little things
That, that there's some enjoyment in, you know?
I think I would be neat if there was more, uh
Ponies without cutie marks
And they weren't just trying to find one
It's just that, I don't even know
I'm a little tired, I'm always tired though