>>95216340Except the thing he learns is to not rely on material riches or the genius of others, but to cultivate his own ability and learn the basics before he tries to force the world into giving him power he cannot control or understand.
That's why he fucks up with the full array of suit abilities and does his best when he has nothing but the insight that the suit does not make him good, he makes the suit good. Which is why he rejects Stark's even bigger suit, fame and fortune. Because he learned something that Stark did not really see. He has so much to learn before he can truly become an Avenger, and he has to master himself before he can master an arsenal of tools.
For fuck's sake, they literally spell it out for knuckleheads like you!
He didn't win the day on the ferry because he didn't earn it.
He didn't win the contest because he didn't earn it.
He didn't get the girl because he did everyting in his power to not earn that either.
But he saved the city because he earned that victory.
So he rejects fame and fortune because he knows he's not ready, he hasn't earned it and he has a school year to make.
