He believed it happened *because* they were all just acting on their own authority and that the answer was to turn it all over to govt. oversight. That's why he says point blank 'We have to be put in check'.
Yes, he took the wrong lesson from Ultron which is why he isn't the good guy in Civil War, but he is very clearly sorry and trying to prevent it from happening again.
That scene is literally a joke. The punchline is 'I'm pretty sure this guy's a war criminal now.' Which, first, looking at that phrasing ('pretty sure', blatantly misinterpreting Cap's crime, and seemingly can't remember Cap's name), it rather seems like Cap's level of celebrity is less 'OMG, it's Oprah!' and more 'hey, isn't that the guy from the thing?'. And secondly, trying to interpret that scene as Cap being so super-popular even post-cw that the state thinks he's a fine role model for kids would completely destroy the entire joke. The entire reason it's funny is because it's an arbitrary rule that's blatantly illogical, and like most such things in bureaucratic systems, probably isn't even supported by anyone anymore but is just a relic of a different time that no one can be bothered to change.
You know this has literally nothing to do with the statement you quoted there, right?
In any case, Peter is a teenager who had a passing fancy before being faced with reality and letting it go. Not only is that a pattern I've seen the comics character repeat many times, but it's highly relatable, which is also, as I said, one of the most important aspects of the character. Certainly more important than whether or not one thinks he might temporarily desire to quit school in order to become a professional hero. And since he never came anywhere near actually quitting school, it would hardly be a major change, anyway.
Tony had like 8 minutes of screentime in Homecoming.
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