FIM and Wish Fulfillment · 2:32pm Oct 4th, 2014
It's no secret that Friendship is Magic has a preponderance of wish fulfillment, both in fanfiction and in art.
This is nothing new. All fiction attracts escapism by its very nature. Yet FIM as a fandom seems to have a lot more of it. You could argue the law of averages here—more fans and more internet exposure may make the problem seem more severe than it really is.