Well the problem with The Boys is that you have to suspend your disbelief that humans not only could coexist with superheroes in a world but also CONTROL them via politics and corporations. Tek Knight had everyone shook. Why couldn’t he have just killed Shetty? She pulled some videos up on him and he was like
humans are social animals and power in that social network can control (or even be more powerful than) superheroes.
heroes have the same psychological wants as everyone else. ted knight is in hoc to voight the same way some actors are to big hollywood producers.
yeah they/ted could blow things up but they get more of what they want by playing the game.
and even at the top, people start to seek legacy.
at each level in the pyramid people are controlled by maintaining their position in that pyramid.
it bothers humans so much that some even worry about what people will think of them after they are dead.
to put someone in solitary isolation is mental cruelty and even could drive them mad.
humans need the approval of others and that is especially true of the sociopath, narcissistic types in the boys who need others to feel normal about themselves.
"Golden Boy" 
