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Aren't the ponies assigned to various jobs at birth or something? Like they have a magical inclination to be lower class or whatever.
I've never watched this cartoon and I don't know shit but from the little I know about their society it did seem like a capitalist realism framework
Every pony has a "special talent", and when they learn what it is they get their "cutie mark" on their flank which relates to it. It's fine on its own as a metaphor for growing up and finding yourself, it's just that combined with the show's uncritical depiction of capitalism you might find yourself wondering something like "what if a pony's special talent is something they can't get paid for doing" or "where did the fashionista pony get the startup capital for her dressmaking business".
The show mostly sidesteps questions of exploitation by depicting every main character as an artisan with no employees, except for the occasional villain who may have minions.
Or "what the Hell is Fluttershy's business model? Do the animals have money?"
The "fashionista pony" does have employees, albeit in her Manehattan boutique instead of her studio in Ponyville.
Also, Pinkie Pie is an employee of Mr. and Mrs. Cake.
I knew Pinkie worked for the cakes, but the Rarity employees are news to me. Is that from a later season?
Yeah, that subplot was introduced around season 4-5 I believe.
From the shape of this pony’s skull we can see they are a rainbow flutter shy