>>42666096
I don't know about that, being a dragon kinda gives you everything desu. Flight, power, long lived, the ability to switch between walking on all fours of being bipedal with articulate fingers, you literally get stronger by just owning stuff. Plus how much interaction you want with civilization is up to you really, you could go full apex predator in the forest and just live off the land, or you could shrink down to a manageable size and live in a house. What are the ponies gonna do, try to run a dragon out of town? And for being a contributing member of society at that?
If you reincarnated in Equestria, a dragon would be pretty high on the list of things you'd want to be.