Super-villains, Elon Musk -- same difference?

One of the shows I've been watching recently is Stargirl (on HBOMax). I finished season one yesterday, and wound up thinking about similarities between the resolution of that story, and the past week.

High concept of the show: this is a superhero story, loosely inspired by Infinity, Inc and the like. Ten years after the death of most of the Justice Society of America, their teenage heirs (literal and figurative) group together to fight the Injustice Society. It's mid-grade Berlanti-verse: decent and fun, but kind of lightweight. (Rather like the Flash, but more by and for teens.)

The rest of this is, necessarily, spoilers.

( Spoilers for Stargirl Season 1 )