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We Have A Dangerous Superhero Obsession

Aperture | October 10, 2025



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Who is your favorite superhero? There are so many to choose from that it can be tough to pick just one, but for millions of people, the answer is undoubtedly Black Panther. Portrayed on the big screen by the beloved Chadwick Boseman, Black Panther was an instant global phenomenon. Millions of moviegoers the world over flooded into theaters, some more than once, to escape into the colorful, Afrofuturist nation of Wakanda and watch the daring exploits of King T’Challa.

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  7. @maxbaugh9372

    October 10, 2025 at 7:51 pm

    It would be neat if a future MCU movie had interactions between the main timeline & a parallel universe in which Wakanda did interfere in colonialism. What would the world look like if in 1800 an African nation appeared seemingly from nowhere with advanced technology & told the Europeans to back off? I think there's a lot of potential there, although I am somewhat skeptical that modern Hollywood would execute on it properly.

  9. @sprites4ever482

    October 10, 2025 at 7:51 pm

    Absolutely brilliant Video!
    As an aspiring Writer, it always massively bothered me that the worldbuilding of Speculative Fiction usually completely ignores the monumental implications of super-powered individuals and entities existing that redefine the understanding of reality and how that redefinition would change the world for everyone.

    EDIT: Also, we already have massive issues with extremely powerful individuals in real life, so I'm certain that individuals who are literally unstoppable by regular human means would not improve the situation.

  10. @jfxl1977

    October 10, 2025 at 7:51 pm

    Superhero stories are simply a misguided attempt of humainty to deal with the ubiquitous reality of inequity and injustice. If we, as humans, are to accept our greatest ability to survive, it will be without the use of superhumans, the use of group superiority, dogma, righteous belief, and adherence to specific philosophies. It will be our realization and acceptance that we are all a gradient of grey, accepting extreme thinking and action as part of the way forward. No one is blessed with "the answer," or even close to what makes us able to achieve "our best selves." The way forward is accepting we all have value. The prosperity of humanity teeters on the ability to accept the myriad ways we all exist, finding the balance that allows us to continually discover deeper levels of consciousness, acceptance, and benevolence, while also accepting there are individuals and groups that will always seek to "burn the world to the ground" who also show us ways forward. It is not easy, but is the only way. We are yin and yang, and everything in between.

  14. @theflash9767

    October 10, 2025 at 7:51 pm

    Could you please make one more or more like this? The comics Watchmen and the cinema Watchmen explored this idea as well as other comics as well. The Boys comics as well. I highly recommend reading the Watchmen graphic novel. Please make a video on Watchmen.

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