Oh and as for the destruction, when powerful good battles powerful evil, things like cities get broken. Cf WWII.
Again - my point exactly. WWII actually happened. We draw historical lessons from what happened. Superman is a legend of unconditional respect for life. We can draw lessons from that too. Read “The Ending Battle” and “What’s So Funny About Truth, Justice, & the American Way?” if you can. Both amazing stories! Both stories understand the key element of Superman’s mythos.
What you call cities getting broken is what I “disaster porn”.