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[–] [email protected] 80 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This seems harsh. Maybe they should just lose their patents sooner.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It worked for Batman and he grew up wanting to help others.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If by “help” you mean buy cool toys and beat the shit out of people while wearing skin-tight rubber and lycra (not that I’m kink-shaming, mind)…

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

As Bruce Wayne he dumps a ridiculous amount of money into Gotham. Food banks, orphanages, hospitals, schools, employment programs, all funded by Bruce Wayne or Wayne Enterprises.

Any other city would be a utopia with the philanthropic support he gives; it's not his fault Gotham is literally cursed