WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Superman: Son of Kal-El #2, on sale now from DC.
Jon Kent has taken great strides to honor the legacy of his father after claiming the role of Superman while also making it abundantly clear that he's quite a different superhero than Clark Kent is. With an awareness of his vast powers and advanced technology that could dramatically impact the course of humanity and daily life, Jon's mission is one that has already put him on a collision course with world governments that think he should stay in his lane. While comparing superhero notes with his father, Jon directly calls out Clark's shortcomings in helping protect the world.
Superman: Son of Kal-El #2 -- by Tom Taylor, John Timms, Gabe Eltaeb and Dave Sharpe -- opens with Jon blowing his new secret identity on his first day at college. Afterward, Superman consoles his son on the moon after the harrowing intrusion on his attempt at a normal life. As the two Supermen observe the Earth from a lunar distance, Jon asks his father point-blank why he doesn't do more to help humanity, given the immensity of his powers and his ability to be in so many places so quickly. The elder Superman dismisses this as someone who wasn't born on Earth, he feels that the extent of his contribution towards ushering humanity into its next golden age is best simply relegated to inspiring them through his example. And rather than let the point stand, Jon continues to take his father to task.
Jon points out how idiotic a stance that that relative complacency for the greatest superhero on Earth to take is, using his status as an alien as an excuse not to interfere with humanity and truly take on the hard moral decisions. Without missing a beat, Clark points out that since Jon was born on Earth, as the synthesis of humanity and Krypton, Jon is the Superman best suited to being the hero capable of elevating humanity to its next level as part of his own destiny. And while it seems like Clark is taking the opportunity to pass the buck to his son, he reminds Jon that he is not alone in this crusade before leaving him the Fortress of Solitude and his own Superman suit.
In his critique of his father's approach to being a superhero and beacon of hope for humanity, Jon certainly isn't wrong in that assessment. Malicious dictators and institutionalized genocide could be entirely abolished when someone as powerful as Superman is present and able to pop around the world faster than a speeding bullet. Stories like Injustice provide a look at what could happen if Superman interfered with humanity too much and reshaped life on Earth completely to his unrelenting vision, but Jon is right in that there should be a happy medium of Superman making more of a difference and serving as a proactive hero rather than a reactive one.
Jon has already become much more assertive after his conversation with his father, defying local authorities in Metropolis when they attempt to detain a ship full of refugees that Jon saves from floundering at sea. Jon is not content with maintaining the status quo and saving lives imperiled by more conventional threats. Rather, he is looking to proactively elevate humanity without the restrictions his father placed on himself. And with this change in mission statement, Jon is bound to make quite a few enemies in positions of power.