Was Thanos a genocide?

Actually, what Thanos did was not a genocide. It was random. A genocide would be selecting genes. This would better be called a mass extinction.

Was the Thanos snap genocide?

In 2018, during the Battle of Wakanda, Thanos activated the completed gauntlet and initiated the Snap, causing a universal genocide which eliminated fifty percent of all life, randomly disintegrating individuals into dust.

Is Thanos right that wiping out half the population would be better?

As seen in Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos thinks the solution is simply to wipe-out half the population. This fictional scenario is obviously wrong from a moral perspective, which is why Earth’s mightiest heroes try to stop him. But is Thanos actually right about the potential outcome, that reducing numbers would be better in the long run?

Does Thanos really want to destroy the whole universe?

For someone who claims he just wants to help the whole Universe, Thanos certainly is out to destroy a lot of it. In Avengers: Infinity War, the villain’s helpful strategy is genocide. As soon as he collects all the Infinity Stones and becomes omnipotent, he kills half the people in the Universe.

Is Thanos’ plan to destroy half of the world’s population “salvation?

But Thanos says it’s “salvation,” that the only way to free up resources in the overpopulated cosmos is to randomly disintegrate half of all intelligent life. The plan has many holes in it, but Thanos isn’t the first to concern himself with overpopulation and the depletion of resources.

Is Thanos worried about overpopulation and resource scarcity?

Jokes aside, what Thanos is worried about — overpopulation and resource scarcity — is very much a concern outside of the Marvel Universe as well. The world’s population is expected to reach almost 10 billion by 2050, and climate change is going to cause essential resources like water to dwindle.