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Context-dependent super powers

I, and all other right-thinking adults, consider Superman to be an inferior super hero precisely because he has too many powers. But, this morning I realized that for all his X-Ray vision and time-reversing flight velocity, there’s no reason to think that Superman would make a good speechwriter.

If I were Superman’s guidance counselor, here are careers I would steer him towards or away from, based on whether his powers give him any advantages

Yes

No

Welder Fashion Designer
TSA security guard Information architect
Satellite dish installer VP of business development
Landscape gardener Advertising account executive
Personal assistant Wedding planner
Roadie Fry cook at fast food joint
Crime boss Rabbi

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