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* ''[[Superman]]'' has explored this on many an occasion, Supes himself seems particularly worried that the world will grow overreliant on him and become unable to function if anything happens to him. As a result, he holds off on stopping most crimes and natural disasters; his general philosophy is that if humanity can handle it on their own, he's going to let them try. This is arguably Lex Luthor's beef with Superman... but only because Luthor wants humanity overreliant and unable to function without ''him''.
** In ''[[Superman: Red Son]]'', wherein a communist Superman had no problems with using his abilities to prevent every bad thing possible (from each according to his abilities and all that), people did indeed grow too reliant upon him to solve all their problems. Eventually cars stopped being manufactured with seatbelts -- the citizens expected Superman to save them if they got into a wreck. (Ironically enough, Lex Luthor opposed him on those grounds in that reality, too.)
** Superman's ultimate retort to Lex Luthor comes in ''[[All-Star Superman]]'' at the end:
{{quote|'''Luthor''': ''I could have saved the world!''
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* A [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy|Closed Fist]] argument against heroism in ''[[Jade Empire]]''. The way to help others isn't to solve their problems, but to force them to suffer and grow strong enough to survive without some wandering PC solving all their problems.
* In ''[[Pokémon Ranger]]'', the residents of Fall City needs Rangers' help for things like finding lost Pokémon, moving boxes, and lighting up dark rooms. Luckily, by the end, they become more self-reliant.
* ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]'' [[Deconstructed Trope|picks this apart]] in small-scale with the [[Love Dodecahedron]] in Verdham. If Linda simply talked to [[Reasonable Authority Figure|Borlock]] and explained she loved Pepe and not his son [[
** Also [[Lampshaded]] several times, with various residents saying they shouldn't ask a bunch of strangers to solve their problems.
* This trope gets discussed in ''[[Wild Arms 2]]''. In fact the whole question of what it really means to be a hero is a major theme of the game.
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