This is what my comment was about. You can’t make social change with super powers. Super powers are a tool of physical force. I’m sure someone could write a great story about a super hero leading a violent and justified revolution, but you can’t possibly expect that to be a hallmark of the genre.
One of the marvel movies has a line about how Stark Industries is now the world leader in clean energy thanks to his arc reactor, that would have a massive societal impact and upend existing power structures, but it’d also make for a pretty boring film.
While there would be some people who’d watch RDJ sit in meetings for 2 hours making agreements, it wouldn’t be the same amount that’d watch him put on the suit and punch people into orbit.
Edit: Actually, on the other hand in Secret Invasion
spoiler
the US president has the UK prime minster assassinated on live television
And even in universe they seem to have glossed over that.
One of the marvel movies has a line about how Stark Industries is now the world leader in clean energy thanks to his arc reactor, that would have a massive societal impact and upend existing power structures, but it’d also make for a pretty boring film.
While there would be some people who’d watch RDJ sit in meetings for 2 hours making agreements, it wouldn’t be the same amount that’d watch him put on the suit and punch people into orbit.
Edit: Actually, on the other hand in Secret Invasion
spoiler
the US president has the UK prime minster assassinated on live television
And even in universe they seem to have glossed over that.