It does seem like all the stuff that’s pushed most in popular culture is about “special” people or groups. Whether it’s billionaires or the whole superhero trope about about some kid realizing they are super, i.e. better than everyone else.
I see it as part of capitalist culture to promote the idea that you are not enough and should aspire to be like these special people. It’s part of the mechanism for creating “temporarily embarassed millionaires”.
It does seem like all the stuff that’s pushed most in popular culture is about “special” people or groups. Whether it’s billionaires or the whole superhero trope about about some kid realizing they are super, i.e. better than everyone else.
I see it as part of capitalist culture to promote the idea that you are not enough and should aspire to be like these special people. It’s part of the mechanism for creating “temporarily embarassed millionaires”.
The Last Jedi tried to go with “anyone can be a hero” and hoo boy were people not happy.