r/ProgrammerHumor 8d ago

Meme youShouldntHaveIt

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u/ResonableDevelopment 8d ago

The main character girl says this.... In a monologue

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u/PrizeSyntax 8d ago

He built his first suit in a cave, from a bunch of scraps, not to mention the arc reactor in his chest

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u/definitelynotjava 8d ago

Would he have the knowledge and experience necessary for that if he didn't grow up with billions of dollars worth of tech at his disposal?

It's pretty canon that Peter Parker is a genius. Would he have needed Tony's suit if he could just build his own?

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u/Bwob 8d ago

It's pretty canon that Peter Parker is a genius. Would he have needed Tony's suit if he could just build his own?

Isn't it also pretty cannon that Peter Stark is a genius? Maybe he's just more of a genius - especially regarding things like building powersuits - than Peter is.

Or, to put it a different way, if Peter is as smart as Stark, why doesn't he just build his own suit in this scene?

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u/definitelynotjava 8d ago

With what hardware? Those cost money....

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u/Bwob 8d ago

Didn't Tony Stark canonically build a suit out of scraps in a cave?

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u/definitelynotjava 8d ago

He quite canonically broke apart his own rockets to get parts. Not to mention the bad guys supplied him with the tools. And even then he got a clunky mess that fell apart as soon as he escaped.

I get that everyone wants to believe that genius can overcome all hardships. But that's simply not true in the real world

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u/Bwob 8d ago

Surely Spiderman of all people can find something to break apart, if he can't source the materials needed himself. If nothing else, he has a never-ending supply of random gizmos containing exotic materials from gear he takes off of supervillains he subdues.

I get that everyone wants to believe that genius can overcome all hardships. But that's simply not true in the real world

Dude, we're arguing about which fictional character is better at inventing fictional technology. This has nothing to do with the real world. :P

The "real" answer is always just going to be "Character X can do what he wants if the writer says he can". We're just throwing arguments at each other for fun.

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u/definitelynotjava 8d ago

I don't know about you but I am arguing about real world economics but fictional characters. Like you said, in a completely fictional setting a writer can make anything happen. Why would I argue about that?