SHOW NOTES: Good Idea, Bad Execution: The Thanos Doctrine
From the Grounded Geeks podcast / your co-hosts Aman and Lena
This week’s episode of Grounded Geeks is all about Thanos! We know we’re like three years late on this, but we wanted to revisit his grand plan in Avengers: Infinity War and have a bit of a debate. Was it actually a good plan? Because we have to admit, he was onto something when he identified the various problems across the universe (although we can only speak for Earth on this podcast). Not only do we talk about Thanos and the various impacts his snap had on things like climate change, but on this episode we also cover women’s rights, racism, sexism, poverty, and so much more.
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Some links to help you geek out EVEN MORE:
- Thanos’ plan in Avengers: Infinity War has historical precedent, but he applies it wrong
- ‘Avengers: Endgame’: Thanos’ Plan Actually Made No Sense
- VIDEO: Thanos’ Master Plan in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Explained
- An interesting theory: Avengers Infinity War theory: Thanos Snap wasn’t about lack of resources or overpopulation
- Some interesting background from the comics: Infinity War: Why The Original Thanos Lady Death Plan Changed
- This episode seems fun!
- Here’s some more info on why Thanos should have been advocating for girls’ education instead of his dumb snap plan: Want to stop climate change? Educate girls.
- From the Brookings Institution: Why is girls’ education important for climate action?
- This was the Nobel Peace Prize winner we were referring to when talking about Grameen Bank and microfinance.
- Some light reading: Magnetic field reversal could cause ‘crippling damage’ to life and economy
- The quote from this article that stands out the most is this: “What the climate, gender, and education communities currently understand about girls’ education as a climate solution may be a sliver of what is actually possible.”
