Quote Originally Posted by Dr.Samurai View Post
And when people say "I can never be like Superman", I think that kind of misses the point to. For me, Superman represents the hope that you can wield power and still be good. That you can resist the temptation to be a tyrant. Yes, he's an alien god and I can never be an alien god. But I can be the type of person that isn't corrupted by my power and uses it to help others.
Yeah... my problem is that Superman is only willing to help others as long as he can hold down a desk-job, spend weekends on the farm, and go on dates with Lois, despite the thousands of serious crimes that must statistically occur during this 'me time'. Relatable, human, understandable? Maybe. Morally perfect? No.

It would be fine if Superman inhabited his own little pocket universe where there really are only 3-5 real emergencies of any kind on the face of the planet every week. It's another matter when he inhabits a planet that contains Vlatava, Gotham City, and a bunch of real-world nation-states.