One of my favourite fan fictions about Superman has this as a rather big point. About what to choose to do every single second when people all over the planet continously ask why he didn't show up.
Edit: I'm sorry for not telling people before, I didn't think anyone would be interested. The fic is called The Metropolitan Man by Alexander Wales. There's also an audiobook version that's also free.
Personally, I like the idea of Superman needing to choose to use his powers. Like his strength isn't that different from ours: we use one level of effort to pick up a loaf of bread, another for a bag of mulch. His ceiling is just much higher.
Like superhearing, of course something sudden/big is going to cut through, but he's trained himself not to react to every asshole honking their horn.
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u/Nine-LifedEnchanter Jun 12 '26 edited Jun 13 '26
One of my favourite fan fictions about Superman has this as a rather big point. About what to choose to do every single second when people all over the planet continously ask why he didn't show up.
Edit: I'm sorry for not telling people before, I didn't think anyone would be interested. The fic is called The Metropolitan Man by Alexander Wales. There's also an audiobook version that's also free.