>>150213912
True, and I don't want to devil's advocate it but there've been published and anecdotal stories of nice guys living and dying as suckers. Possibly propaganda to "turn good men cruel" but even without influencers barking nonsense about sigma grind the sentiment is not unsubstantiated.

I love Superman, but I can understand a lot of people feeling jaded towards being probed to live up to even just Clark's example without the support of everloving parents with a secure private residence, a co-worker girlfriend who respects your personal and professional efforts, friendly work peers and a tough but likeable boss who isn't going to boot you for indentured servants.
Since the 90s some or all of these have become increasingly shaky or absent in the lives of the average person. I don't think turning into someone like one of Lex's cronies is the solution, but real life understandably exhausts a lot of good will reserves and leaves people without any lesson from it or how to go forward.