He does it at random,wealth or statue don't matter. It's a huge boost to the universes resources. It happens all at once and people draw strength and comfort with the community,as they would have lost people too. If it keeps the universe from consuming itself,might it be justified?
shareHad them spent a little time to explain WHY Thanos reached that conclusion it would have made it a little more debatable, as it is explained in the movie it is a really stupid plan, there is no need to wipe half of the universe, with so much power you could reeducate them, advance them without the killing, just like on the real world earth, life and the universe continues with or without intelligent life forms (anything big enough to eat universe energy).
shareFrankly you all are nuts. Thanos both in the movie and in the comics is a scumbag who anybody with morality should hate and despise! Next thing you know you all tell me you find Adolph Hitler and Joseph Stalin sympathetic!
shareThe universe is designed to consume through entropy regardless of what Thanos does. What he does achieve by his goal is to provide perhaps more space, time and resources to the various species and civilizations in the universe.
However he pursues his goal without asking for permission or without seeking cooperation or formulating a joint plan which eschews violence and terror. He doesn't have the right to take lives even though this might serve the ideal of a peaceful and bountiful future, though I think the universe itself or Nature has the tendency to "correct" when things seem out of balance. Does a member of one species really have the right to decide for other species their destiny? Besides these questions, a big problem I feel is that the people he has had working for him are not motivated by the same ideal he is: I believe they seek power and wanton destruction and they can do that by aligning with Thanos and following his wishes.
though I think the universe itself or Nature has the tendency to "correct" when things seem out of balance
Keithmovies, I disagree. Thanos is a horrible person who needs to die. Someone like him is completely incapable of seeing what's right or wrong and will never change. I will agree his lackeys are worse. That jerk who told Tony and Strange that all human life on Earth is meaningless got what he deserved.
shareThe idea that the world (or one particular region is overpopulated) is overpopulated is very old. It has been used as an excuse to commit atrocities for centuries.
Yet, by today’s standards, these places barely had any population to begin with.
One thing people forget is that with advancements in technology, humans have learned to do more with less. For example, cars these days are more fuel efficient than they were decades ago. And I could go on with many examples on energy, food and living quarters production where we have learned to do more with less.
Thanos is simply a sociopath with a misguided belief.
How about using the reality stone to create entirely renewable, free energy sources? Or, kill half of the universe, whichever is easier
shareDefinitely not needed. It's more of a lazy way of dealing with a bigger problem.
If your answer is to remove half the population, you're not addressing the underlying cause, thus allowing it to happen again in the future. Can Thanos keep snapping his fingers, or is it a one-time deal? Either way, it misses the problem.