User blog comment:CoolCat123450/Alpha/@comment-26210042-20141011223718/@comment-4867780-20141012073438

So we basically can't think outside the box, fictionally creativity being inevitably shaped by real-life references. I still think the unprofitable nature of in-universe happiness has a lot to do with this lack of alternative storylines though, the basest reasons being more often than not the actual ones.

Talking about heores, I gave my own an extremely powerful and polyvalent ability because I imagine him living in a highly realistic setting : no plot armor, no safeguards, no tailor-made destiny, just you and the world, with only your own power to protect yourself and realise your dreams.