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Singing and dancing? Awful.
Kissing babies? The worst.
Making speeches to warmongers? Never gonna happen.
Separating rich assholes from their wallets? Count Steve in. Every time.
Before every party, dinner, or gala, Steve gets the dirt every schmuck there with his team (Tony, Nat, and Pepper) and plays his little mind games. Greatest strategic mind, remember?
Mr. Smith hates Mr. Jones. If you tell Mr. Smith that Mr. Jones is donating more money than him, suddenly Mr. Smith is feeling charitable. Before seven PM, the entire Chicago School District has new art program funds. It's not like any of these people need that money anyway.