Thanos, the population "expert"

Population expert Thanos

Thanos is the most ruthless character Thanos the Marvel Universe.

This is no exaggeration; his ruthlessness extends beyond others, he is even more ruthless towards himself.

Thanos's daily routine consists of traversing the Universe, carrying out genocide against various planetary civilizations. Occasionally, when he's in a good mood, he'll show mercy and randomly exterminate half the population.

To achieve his ambitions, Thanos even dared to collect and use the Infinity Stones.

There are many top-tier beings in the Universe, but the vast majority of them avoid the Infinity Stones like the plague, and even if they want them, it's only for collection purposes.

The powerful individuals' fear of the Infinity Stones Infinity Stones proves that a chilling danger lurks behind them.

Thanos is a top scientist, a great magician, and a renowned overlord in the Universe. He possesses an unparalleled wealth of knowledge and it is impossible that he is unaware of the secrets behind the Infinity Stones.

But he still resolutely made the plan to collect and use it.

Here, we must acknowledge that Thanos, the director of the Universe Planning Committee, is a true the Superstar. He is a pure, selfless idealist who wholeheartedly pursues his dreams.

But we must also recognize that Thanos is an idiot! An idiot! An idiot!!

I'll say it three times because it's important.

Just because Thanos is likely the most knowledgeable person in the entire Universe, a great scientist and magician skilled in both science and magic, doesn't mean he's always right.

It's 2025 already, are there still people who don't know that so-called experts often perform worse than ordinary people when they cross over into other fields?

It's hilarious that Thanos, a great scientist and sorcerer, could foresee the Universe collapsing due to resource constraints.

The destruction that civilizations cause to the Universe can, at most, destroy the civilization itself; how could it possibly destroy the Universe?

Moreover, from a developmental perspective, we can see that with the advancement of technology, more and more resources will be discovered and utilized by civilization, which will greatly increase wealth while also greatly reducing the pressure on the environment.

East University as an example, as it is about to regain the top of the world in 2025, its natural environment will also reach its peak in hundreds of years.

When the nation was in peril and its population was only 450 million, all that could be seen were barren mountains and wilderness.

As the nation has become strong again and its population has expanded to 1.4 billion, green mountains and clear waters have become the default state of things.

Therefore, the so-called "the faster the development, the closer to destruction" is just an erroneous conclusion drawn by a group of scientists in their studies, based on static data simulations, due to the lack of a large amount of crucial data.

This situation simply cannot exist.

Those civilizations that fail to develop and instead expand mindlessly will destroy themselves before they destroy the world.

After all, intelligent life is not as resilient as its own civilization, and civilization is less able to withstand crises than the natural environment, which is more resilient.

The starting point was wrong, so the proposed solution was naturally absurd.

Thanos's plan to eliminate half the Universe's population for the sake of the Universe's future is simply absurd.

Putting aside the purpose and other causes and consequences, and considering population control alone, even Thanos, the director of the Universe Family Planning Commission, is an absolute idiot.

Shazo can say with certainty that there are many ways to control the population. Thanos's method of Carnage half the population to save the other half is undoubtedly the most brain-dead and doomed method.

Thanos underestimated the reproductive instinct of living beings, and even more so the stimulating effect of death on reproduction.

A look at Earth's history reveals a phenomenon: after large-scale wars or natural disasters and plagues, a terrifying baby boom occurs, making up for the lost population within a short span of 20 years and pushing the population to new heights.

If Thanos had seriously conducted research throughout the Universe and witnessed the phenomenon of population doubling after civilizations survived catastrophes, he would definitely have adopted a different approach when formulating his plans.

This is actually the inevitable result of some great scientists insisting on acting as experts, because of their unfamiliarity with unfamiliar fields, they can only rely on the data they can collect, and are unable or unwilling to conduct on-site investigations.

The data obtained in this way is always missing key parameters, which will naturally lead to fatal errors in the calculation model.

Given that Thanos was Titanians, it is highly likely that he used the Titanians, whom he understood best, as a data sample to formulate a cure for the entire Universe.

For some races, this is a deadly remedy.

As is well known, the higher an organism is in the food chain, the longer its reproductive cycle.

The Titan Clan, the Asgardians, are Long-lived Species who can easily live for thousands of years, so their reproduction rate is indeed terrifyingly slow.

If half of their population were to suddenly die, they would truly find it difficult to recover, and might even face extinction, with no chance of recovery.

But how many Asgard are there in the Universe, and how many Titan?

Most civilizations in the Universe, like humans on Earth, are not inherently powerful races; their reproduction rate is very fast.

Taking Earth's humans as an example, according to Thanos's population plan, he must the Snap every 20 years to control the total population.

In fact, this situation will not happen, because the moment Thanos snapped his the Snap, he naturally became the enemy of the Universe, and all powerful beings would hunt him down with all their might for their own safety.

If he dared to continue possessing the gem, it would shine as brightly as a lighthouse in the Universe. Even if the Death Goddess from the Universe personally protected him, he would not be able to live to the third day.

Even if Thanos withstood the pressure and preserved the Infinity Stones, he still wouldn't achieve his goal.

Because of the continued average killing, technologically advanced civilizations on Earth with an overall fertility rate of less than 2 will perish, while those less advanced civilizations with an overall fertility rate of 6 will take over the Earth.

Then came a complete technological regression, the collapse of breeding and fertilizer production, a sharp drop in food yields, and naturally, a terrible famine broke out, leading to a drastic reduction in population.

Even if the Earth's population were reduced to less than 1 billion, humanity would still face extreme shortages of food and resources, and would be forced to cause even more devastating damage to nature.

Looking back at the development over the past 25 years of the 21st century, there is only one truly effective way to reduce the birth rate: increasing the number of children born to adults.

Educational level, and ensuring gender equality.

We don't need evil martial arts like "rural feminism." As long as the economy grows and people's level of civilization improves, population growth will naturally decrease!

Even without a particularly developed economy, the birth rate can be lower.

For example, the Republic of Mali in Africa is a poor and underdeveloped landlocked country in West Africa with a total fertility rate as high as 5.8, but the fertility rate of Malians who have received a university education is only 0.6.

Only by developing education and the economy, making people more civilized and prosperous, can we obtain more resources from nature in an orderly manner and effectively limit population growth.

This is the true meaning of saving the Universe!

Unfortunately, due to Thanos's lack of insight, he did the best he could, but instead committed the most brutal and ruthless Carnage.

Scientists often become the villains because they are too smart, too prone to getting stuck on trivial details, and unwilling to listen to advice.

Therefore, Thanos's villainous status needs no explanation; from any perspective, he is the enemy of the Universe.

Killing people and triggering a population crisis at the same time is something that cannot be forgiven even with good intentions.

Looking at the massive Temple II spaceship, Shazo sighed, "Alas, Asgard has truly suffered many misfortunes. I must find a way to become a cosmic being."

"But the first to Bad Luck —was Thanos's warship!"

[Kamehameha]

Shazo planted his feet firmly on the ground, then thrust them forward with a powerful motion. A terrifying ball of energy erupted from his palm, bursting out and creating a shockwave that generated a deafening explosion.

Hela, who was standing next to Shazo, was caught off guard and was blasted away by the Hela. Her previously stiff and expressionless face showed uncontrollable surprise.

Hela's surprised expression lasted only a second before she quickly concealed it.

She was indeed unable to withstand Shazo's training and Genjutsu, but she was not completely tamed either.

However, Shazo's power was unstoppable, Asgard could be destroyed by him at any time. Hela was truly terrified and could not accept dying meaninglessly, so she could only half-heartedly tame him.

But it was only then that Hela realized that Shazo had never intended to kill her.

Surrounded by a white, liquefied cloud created by high pressure, a massive pillar of light shot into the sky, propelling the energy cluster at its head toward the Sanctuary II Universe.

The energy cluster, carrying an unstoppable force, violently struck the massive warship.

With a deafening roar, the surface of the Lookout II warship glowed with a blue light. This was the Airship's automatic defense system, which drew upon the immense energy from the Engine Room to create a plasma shield when faced with a fatal attack.

The protective shield effectively blocked the shockwave, at least temporarily.

In the original film, due to budget constraints, Sanctuary II barely demonstrated any significant combat capabilities; its main role was bombarding the ground.

Even bombs couldn't destroy the mages' magical shields.

Shazo was extremely disappointed during the movie; Thanos's ride was less stylish than the Chitauri mothership, which was a disgrace to the Universe overlord.

Now, Shazo is experiencing firsthand the power of a true overlord-class Universe battleship, which at least demonstrates a level of defensive capability commensurate with its master's status.

It makes sense. A Universe the size of an asteroid, carrying billions of alien combat units, how would it traverse space without even a defensive shield?

Especially when passing through the asteroid belt of the Solar System, relying solely on the metal hull of the Airship to withstand the impact, wouldn't it be destroyed by an asteroid in no time, turning into a Supernovas in the Universe?

The Sanctuary II's defensive shield was formidable, but it was still insufficient against Shazo, whose base combat strength exceeded 240,000.

With a low roar from Shazo, swirling Ki aura reappeared around him, and terrifying energy erupted wildly, making the beam and energy head of the [Kamehameha] even larger.

Its attack power then surged dramatically.

In the blink of an eye, the powerful shockwave pierced through the energy shield, like puncturing a window screen, and then shot through the outer shell of the Airship in one fell swoop.

Four seconds later, the shockwave ripped open the back deck of the Sanctuary II warship and pierced through the entire vessel.

Boom! Boom!! Boom!!!

The [Kamehameha] is a complex killing method; the breach that runs across the ship's hull is filled with high temperatures and explosions.

The deafening explosion spread throughout the Airship, triggering a massive, continuous reaction. Flames bloomed like demonic flowers, and thick smoke billowed into the sky.

The chain reaction caused secondary damage far exceeding the damage of the first wave. The explosion hurled numerous parts from the main body of the warship, raining down on the continent of Asgard, causing massive destruction like a large-scale bombing.

Black smoke billowed from the warship, obscuring the sky, and the ship tilted as it fell toward the ground. However, it was ultimately a warship fortress built with the most advanced technology in the Universe. After the aliens inside the warship isolated the damaged areas, the explosion was finally stopped.

Thus, hundreds of millions of passengers were reduced to ashes without ever knowing what was happening.

The one piloting the Sanctuary II was Proxima Midnight, but she had no idea what was going on. She had no idea what had attacked her, and only knew that a third of the warship had lost its functionality.

After careful inspection, Proxima Midnight reported the damage to its master, "Your Majesty Thanos, the ecosystem of Sanctuary II has been damaged, its defense system is completely destroyed, and its propulsion system is also severely damaged. We are unable to continue flying and have no choice but to make an emergency landing in Asgard."

Thanos, seated on his throne, calmly stated, "Then let's make a forced landing."

"What happened to those ignorant Beast on Proxima Midnight?"

Proxima Midnight replied, "Approximately one hundred million have already died. Fortunately, we were attacked after entering Asgard's atmosphere, otherwise even more combat monsters would have perished."

Thanos nodded in satisfaction. "Less than one-thirtieth of the population died, not bad."

"After the forced landing, releasing half of the Beast will lighten the load on the warship."

Proxima Midnight: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Shazo was quite surprised to see that the Sanctuary II, which had been pierced by bullets, had actually stabilized and slowly descended.

His eyes narrowed, and he formed claws with both hands, thrusting them out in a crisscross motion, unleashing powerful energy projectiles that swept across the ship's surface.

The Prince's Fighting Style is back in action.

But now, the target isn't a single enemy, but a colossal warship as large as a celestial body, and the effect is excellent.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Dense energy projectiles bombarded the surface of the warship, creating dense clusters of explosive flames. The damage to the warship increased rapidly, its descent speed accelerated, and its attitude became uncontrollable once again.

With Lookout II about to become part of Asgard, Shazo decided to press on and deliver the final, fatal blow.

He raised his hands high, and a huge amount of energy gathered above his head. The energy ball that expanded instantly was as dazzling as the sun, emitting a blinding light.

A sharp whooshing sound came from behind. Shazo turned around and saw a burly warrior in golden armor raising a double-edged sword, aiming it at his head.

It was Thanos, the director of the Family Planning Commission.