I think the author is mistaking the sense of *power* and *joy* they receive from works like Undertale where there is an answer that leads to vicarious happiness with a sense of moral clarity. Moral heroism often *doesn't* feel good in the moment, even if it does in the end.
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Mm. On the third hand, Alan Moore ain't exactly oppressed. So it's just kinda a mess.
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It's inspiring TO YOU, if you're in the implied audience and the story is told in such a way that you easily identify with the guy If not -- if you're, say, a foreigner who can't help but see Superman as an American symbol -- it's pretty fucking scary to see that thought process
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"Of COURSE I'm the good guy Of COURSE I'm the one who can be trusted with nuclear bombs If I weren't the one with the right to have nukes, then how come I AM the one who has nukes, huh?" (This is literally the message of The Incredibles and that's also fucked up)
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