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Batman was cutting into our profits

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I also love how in comics and movies billionaires use their wealth to build cars, motorcycles, jets, boats and equipment to fight crime and go after bad guys ... they also train in martial arts, take care of their body, physical enhancements in order to become bigger, stronger, faster.
But in real all we get is a bunch of aging billionaires who hide in obscurity in big mansions, no one ever knows what they do, and the only time we hear from them is when they announce that they've made more money ... they also associate themselves with fascists and authoritarians and don't show any empathy for anyone ... meanwhile, the world becomes more and more corrupt because no one is fighting crime.
- Zuck did a bunch of jujitsu and got a bit buff, Bezos also worked out hardcore after his divorce when he started cheating with his current fiancé who was a trainer.
  They just kinda don't give a shit about us. That's what they got wrong with every billionaire except lex luthor.
  He and musk/trump are very similar. Except Lex is a super genius and trump would need it to be February in Canada to claim his IQ is as high as the room temperature.
  Lex is a narcissist, through and through. Change superman with Obama and you've pretty much nailed it. He's even obsessed with going bald like a certain orange turd.
  
  Lex Luther is the good guy. His whole gripe with Superman is that he brings supervillains to metropolis simply by being there. He's right. Superman may catch the occasional purse thief but the majority of what he "stops" was directly or indirectly caused by him.
  This also applies to the avengers. They're lauded as heros for stopping Ultron, a being they created and set loose out of pure hubris and incompetence. They destroyed an entire country. Zemo was right.
  
  If you haven't yet, I strongly encourage you to read the Lex Luthor: man of steel; series. Short run, maybe 6 issue mini series.
  It pretty much nails the point you're making. I finished that run and was like... Hrm, maybe superman is the bad guy
  
  i thought the whole point was that they werent lauded as heroes because of ultron, anti avenger graffitti, the accords, etc etc
  
  Ultron was one time!
- Oh don't get it twisted, irl billionaires also attempt physical enhancement, just through things like surgery and drugs (ozempic for example), and maybe some cheetos colored bronzer.
  
  Don't use Ozempic (type 2 diabetes regimen) or Wegovy (weightloss) as a scapegoat for these guys. GLP1s are lifesaving, and do pretty much the same thing people use to have to get surgery to overcome. Plus the side effects aren't exactly "billionaire friendly." It physically limits the amount of things people are used to enjoy.
  Instead billionaires typically stock up on amphetamines or cocaine. Those kill the appetite and put em in a good mood
  Hence why Trump clearly hasnt used any of the above.
  
  I won't deny that ozempic has its valid uses. It's just the first one that popped into my head as something "noticeably physically enhancing" that I've heard billionaires use. I'm not sure what the line is for drugs to be considered physically enhancing, but if we only cared about drugs in general, then there's a lot, like ketamine elon.
- What I'm learning about Trump is that my perceptions of "fuck you" money are warped. I figured anybody with that amount of money would be able to say "yes" and "no" to things that they agree with and all that. Tech bros bended the knee ahead of time in anticipation of this farce. However, at the current time it's absolutely insanity and they're keeping mum on the subject. They all have so "fuck you" money that they'll never run out of "fucks" to give but they won't change at all.
  I guess maybe they're all inherently evil to begin with and they're getting exactly what they want so there's no reason to say "fuck you"
  
  Seeing this exact sentiment is so depressing. So many otherwise intelligent people just believe billionaires' words despite their actions. Like, it shouldn't be surprising that the most egocentric, greediest, and sociopathic beings on the planet are "bending the knee" and "keeping mum" whenever it benefits them personally, and yet...
- meanwhile, the world becomes more and more corrupt because no one is fighting crime.
  While misleading the public into voting against their own interest because they are aware of rising crime rates even though the kind of crime they are scared of has been on the decline for decades.
- Tbf poor people could be vigilantes too. Rich or poor, it’s probably not worth a long prison sentence to risk it.
  Zuck doesn’t fight crime, but I thought he trained in some kind of martial art which is why he was gonna kick musk’s ass in the octagon until musk’s mom told them to stop.
  I hate to admit I would have liked to see that.
- The last two Batman movies kind of hit home at the incompetent billionaire.
  The Dark Knight Rises has a billionaire give resources to an agent of chaos to try to get more power at a time when he's got a lot as is.
  The Batman has the entire ruling class except Bruce Wayne being completely corrupt. Bruce Wayne, the only non-corrupt elite outside the new mayor, is incompetent.
  
  pretty sure in the comics he already funds a bunch of those programs
  its just that gotham is legitimately cursed by a demon

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