They write stories like that, but then it all goes horribly wrong and then becomes a “The status quo is good, making the world better just makes things worse” soapbox
Half because “Lib Shit”, and half because if you build a perfect world there’s no conflict.
I know Marvel did a storyline where Tony Stark fixed everyone’s problems and then went full villain on a level that made the Civil War look like a couple arguing on what they’re doing for dinner tonight in order to get back to the status quo of “Sci-Fi Technology exists and is abundant, but normal people don’t have it.”
See also: Why Reed Richards can cure an alien disease that kills in a matter of minutes and is unlike anything ever seen by man before by the end of the issue, but is absolutely useless if someone gets cancer.
Our best hope for a good future is an all powerful benevolent dictator.
Imagine Superman if he decided that he didnt wanted to fit in and just wanted everyone to be as happy as possible.
They write stories like that, but then it all goes horribly wrong and then becomes a “The status quo is good, making the world better just makes things worse” soapbox
Half because “Lib Shit”, and half because if you build a perfect world there’s no conflict.
I know Marvel did a storyline where Tony Stark fixed everyone’s problems and then went full villain on a level that made the Civil War look like a couple arguing on what they’re doing for dinner tonight in order to get back to the status quo of “Sci-Fi Technology exists and is abundant, but normal people don’t have it.”
See also: Why Reed Richards can cure an alien disease that kills in a matter of minutes and is unlike anything ever seen by man before by the end of the issue, but is absolutely useless if someone gets cancer.