Pony Famous

You’re not a household name. You’d never get recognized at the grocery store. But walk into the right conference, Discord server, or meetup? People know you. That’s “Pony Famous” — a term born from the My Little Pony community describing the strange reality of being genuinely famous within a niche. You’ve got fans, influence, maybe even critics. Just… within a niche community. I’m Pony Famous in the Kubernetes and Cloud Native ecosystem. I know a lot of folks in and around that space, and they know me. Others in the community are more Pony Famous than I am — I try to stay humble about it — but the term fits. ...