I think people want to believe that there's some purpose to their life or to blame their problems on an external force. If that makes them happy then let them. Some people are good at judging what others want to hear and they can make a living as astrologers, psychics etc. That's a superpower that can be mis-used.

I'd forgotten about Bazooka Joe. I'm sure we had those when I was a kid. Little things like those comics seemed cool back then. Not sure I remember them having a fortune on them. It's a long time ago.