Secret identities are more or less out of style across the board for comics characters. Marvel more or less has given up on them with the exception of Spider-Man. Up until the recent reveal, Superman was one of the notable holdouts.
Similarly, the “civilian” side of most comic casts have atrophied completely, with the Daily Planet staff again being the notable holdouts on the DC side, and maybe Spider-Man again on the Marvel. So really, Superman was up until recently the exception to the rule. Not sure you can really “blame” anything on anyone for that happening here.