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I'm tired of the idea that Peter Parker has to remain broke and lonely to stay relatable. I get it, Uncle Ben's death traumatized him, creating this internal compulsion to always be Spider-Man out of fear that if he doesn't suit up, he'll relive that trauma through the people he fails to save. But by letting that fear dictate everything, he ends up sacrificing his personal life (he can't commit to a full-time job and can't maintain his personal relationships).

Ironically, this goes directly against his core mantra, "With great power comes great responsibility," because right now, that rule only seems to apply to Spider-Man and NOT Peter Parker. If anything, it makes Peter LESS relatable because he is actively choosing to be irresponsible in his day-to-day life. He has the power to be financially stable. With his genius-level intellect, he could easily be working as a scientist or engineer for The Future Foundation or Stark Industries, or even make him a journalist if the former options are too unrelatable. Furthermore, he has the power to be a good partner to whoever he chooses to be with, because at his core, he is a genuinely good person. His learning to balance being Spider-Man and Peter Parker only serves to improve his character and not diminish it. Peter Parker should grow up (hot take, I know), and his learning how to handle adult responsibilities would not only make him more relatable but would also make him a better role model for the readers that his story aims to inspire in the first place.

A lot of his problems could be blamed on the "Parker Luck" trope, which I think has become a dumb caricature. Originally, it's a plot device to make him relatable (not having enough money to pay rent, missing out on a date/work because he has to be Spider-Man, etc.), but in the end he overcomes that challenge, learns from it, and becomes a better hero/person because of it. Now it's being used to keep him stuck. Peter Parker encounters the same problems he did 50 years ago, and he never overcomes them; it's just loss after loss after loss, which makes it seem like being Spider-Man is a curse. What's so relatable about that? What are the audiences supposed to learn? That life will keep throwing shit at you, and you will never win, but you might as well keep doing what's right and make a martyr out of yourself? By constantly keeping him broke and suffering, Marvel is downright romanticizing poverty and struggle. Yes, it teaches resilience, but it completely forgets to teach us that we should actually strive for a better life. Overcoming a problem and achieving that better life is fundamentally a better story than being plagued by the same issues forever. To be clear, I don't think Peter should be a billionaire, but letting him be a stable, middle-class working man who is married to MJ is the natural evolution of his story.

Most of these complaints really only apply to the main 616 comics. I'm happy that Spider-Man Brand-New Day, the Spider-Verse movies, the Insomniac games, and alternate runs like Ultimate Spider-Man have actually allowed him to mature. It is way overdue for Peter to tackle adult themes in the mainline continuity, especially because the perfect solution already exists: Miles Morales. I think it's incredibly dumb that Marvel editorial refuses to let Peter grow up when Miles is literally right there to take over the "youthful, struggling Spider-Man" storylines.

I'm currently job hunting, and I've decided to try out LeetCode to prepare for possible technical coding interviews. However, I've noticed that I am struggling to answer even the easy questions.

For context, my college curriculum for the last two years was heavily focused on projects and practical output. I have spent the last two years building full-stack applications (primarily coding backend MVC CRUD operations and ReactJS on the frontend).

Because of this, I've lost touch with some important fundamentals. Some of the questions in LeetCode seem familiar but, at the same time, seem so alien to me.

Does anyone have recommendations on how I can build my algorithmic problem-solving skills back up from the ground up? I'm looking for recommendations on what specific concepts/topics I should relearn and free sources or websites I can study from.

Thank you in advance.

I'm trying to learn multiple new programming languages (Python, Ruby, and Typescript) to expand my skillset and improve my github portfolio for jobhunting.

I'm trying to go back to basics and do some simple coding exercises but I keep running into the problem where I feel like I know how to solve something but my mind completely goes blank on what to type. I end up going back on forth between google and VS Code looking up syntax and it's getting tedious.

Do you guys have any useful tips on how I can learn syntax more efficiently?

My gf and I are planning to do a Graduation Pictorial sa Fort Santiago, Intramuros. Balak nya kasi mag suot kami ng Toga pero maliit na digicam lang naman gagamitin namin for the pictorial. Need pa ba namin mag apply ng permit for that?

I need tips on how I can learn more about the story of the game without using a wiki.

I keep reading item descriptions, like people keep suggesting to others, but they're not helping at all.

The game is beautiful but the game tells the story in such a vague manner. I feel like I'd enjoy the game more if I knew what the stakes are for becoming "Elden Lord" (whatever that is). Don't get me wrong, beating a challening boss is fun and all, but I do feel a sense of emptiness since I don't know who they are and what they mean for the rest of the story. And don't get me started on the insane vagueness of the npc sidequests and where to find them.

This is my first ever souls game and I am enjoying it so far but I don't know who any of these people are and why I should care. I did end up using a guide for Sorcerer Rogier's quest and I finally got a bit of lore dump but other than that I'm really struggling figuring things out blindly. Am I really just better off looking lore related stuff online?

Hello, I was wondering how do I handle this situation professionally.

I recently finished my 600 hour internship (no allowance provided) as a software developer for a specific company. My problem is that the supervisor that oversaw my project still keeps messaging me and he keeps requesting that I make minor changes to the project even though I've already turned it over to the company. Although his messages are polite, I'm starting to get anxious since he messages almost every day.

I don't want to be rude but I feel like he's overstepping a boundary. I owe nothing to the company anymore since I was an unpaid intern anyway. I don't want to keep doing free labor and its not like they would pay me to keep maintaining the system. Would it be okay if I just blocked him from contacting me/ghost him?