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** Meta example: Don't bring back a classic villain that half of your fans grew up with and the other half have always wanted to see reimagined. Just ''tease'' them with it and yank the rug out from under them with a twist that he was someone else the whole time. It doesn't matter how poorly conceived it is, how much it didn't need to exist, how much it comes at the expense of someone's character development or how much it angers the audience; as long as they don't see it coming and it subverts their expectations, that's all that matters.

** If you see someone shamelessly bragging and showing off, feel free to put them in their place is by [[{{Hypocrite}} bragging and showing off yourself]].

** Faced with a DreamCrushingHandicap? Don't go to all the trouble of asking around the medical community to see if there might exist some meaningful treatment, or looking for [[https://www.deviantart.com/firestorm-can/art/Scootaloo-Gliding-to-her-Dreams-346479423 technology]] [[https://www.deviantart.com/rainihorn/art/Hurricane-of-Scootaloo-574648781 which might]] [[https://www.deviantart.com/kidd-monster/art/On-The-Rainbow-776533659 help you compensate]]. Instead, just blindly latch on to anything or anyone which might offer some of what your condition has denied you, even if it involves doing something dangerous and stupid.

** Disability stopping you from doing what you want to do with your life? Don't go to all the trouble of asking around the medical community to see if there might exist some meaningful treatment, or looking for technology[[note]]*cough* hang glider *cough*[[/note]] which might help you compensate. Instead, just blindly latch on to anything or anyone which might offer some of what your condition has denied you, even if it involves doing something dangerous and stupid.

** Enjoying the comedy of someone known primarily ''for'' their comedy means you're a jerkass who doesn't care about them as a person.

** Meta example: Brush off a legitimate criticism of a character's development by having the character react out of character and claim "her journey to assertiveness was a slow one, not an instant one", rather than just admitting she just learned the same lesson over and over again and that it's not a bad thing at all considering her shyness and unassertiveness are her most likeable qualities.

** If someone else [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E7WonderboltsAcademy acts with reckless disregard for the safety of everyone around them]] to make themselves look good, they deserve to have their career ended. [[Main/ProtagonistCenteredMorality If you do it,]] a simple slap on the wrist is enough.

** Peoplle with disabilities shouldn't bother trying to do anytyhing extraordinary with their lives. They should just be [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Glurge wildly praised for whatever mundane things they're capable of]] and be happy with that.

** Male hippies who are idle slackers with messy unkempt hair that reflects poor personal hygiene are disgusting and need to clean their act up. Female hippies who are idle slackers with messy unkempt hair that reflects poor personal hygiene are [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E7MakeNewFriendsButKeepDiscord best friend material and are perfect just the way they are]].

** A prank isn't very good if you're the only ''pony'' laughing, and the trick is making sure that your idea of funny matches the ''pony'' you're pranking. Nobody cares that the [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E5GriffonTheBrushOff griffon you bullied at a party]] or [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E11WinterWrapUp the dragon you tried to drown in freezing water]] weren't laughing because [[FantasticRacism they're not ponies]]. Remember children, you ''can'' treat people differently than you if they're a different race than you! [[AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle Princess Twilight says so!]]

** You're a jerkass if you assume that elderly people are so feeble that they need to be treated like preschool-age children. Even if you're following instructions from one of their relatives, instructions which imply that they actually ''are'' that feeble. Even if you had no way of knowing that said relative has a history of being [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E17SomeponyToWatchOverMe grossly overprotective.]]

** Only certain races are fit to be leaders, and all the rest are fit to be servants and followers. In Equestria it's unicorns until they get promoted to alicorn, in real life it's, [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment well...]]

** Part of your body not working properly? Don't bother seeing a doctor to find out if whatever's wrong might be treatable, or seeking out technology that might help you compensate (even if the technology you'd need is shown to be readily available). Just give up on ever doing whatever it is you wanted to do with your life.

** Shit-talk someone's way of life, means of business, and overall product that they've pretty much based their whole identity on? Aw, that's okay! Your opinion matters! Do the exact same thing to clothing that you think is impractical? '''YOU''' '''''ANIMAL!'''''

** Want to teach a moral about how claiming "Hey, it's just my opinion" doesn't give you an excuse to be a blunt asshole? Don't have [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRainbowDash the pony who has shown repeatedly that tact isn't her strong suit]] learn this lesson. Have [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicApplejack the pony who is anything]] ''[[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicApplejack but]]'' [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicApplejack a blunt asshole]] learn it.

** Arming criminals and enticing them to commit crimes they wouldn't or couldn't have done otherwise, with no care or regard about any of the casualties along the way, and then punishing them for said crimes so you can reap rewards of your own, is totally kosher. Okay, in real life this is known as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrapment entrapment]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_terrorism state terrorism]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_flag a false flag operation]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleptocracy kleptocracy]], and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_profiteering war profiteering]], and can land under any possible combination of amoral, controversial, and actually illegal, but when the [[CrapsaccharineWorld brightly-colored totalitarian oligarchy of Equestria]] and their [[TokenEvilTeammate pet firestarter]] does it [[KnightTemplar it's totally kosher]]. [[WrittenByTheWinners Fearless Leader says so!]]

** If you try something new and don't immediately get good at it, give up and move on. Forget about finding something you enjoy enough to work at developing your skills, or that you can [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E18YakitySax enjoy despite being not so good at it]] - if it doesn't put a tattoo on your butt, it's not worth your time.

** Having a healthy relationship means doing absolutely ''everything'' together. Better to be on a vacation where you're miserable half the time than to spend even a few hours apart.

** Meta example: Go ahead and ignore the past several seasons of character growth if there's a particular story you really want to tell or lesson you really want to teach. It's the final season, may as well have some fun. (May also apply to [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E15TwoFourSixGreaaat 2, 4, 6, Greaaat]])