Perfect balance has been achieved. The r/ThanosDidNothingWrong subreddit is now better equipped to allocate its precious resources after moderators randomly banned half of its members. Was I among those culled? Well, all I can say is: I don’t feel so good right now, Mr Stark.
The subreddit — created in the wake of Avengers: Infinity War to celebrate Thanos’ awful plan — made waves after subscribers started begging for half of them to be banned from the subreddit in the name of perfect balance (sort of like that website that checked if you were killed during the events of Infinity War).
After the subreddit finally agreed, the community grew to over 700,000 members — most of whom (myself included) were seemingly more interested in being part of the experience than actually supporting anything Thanos ever did.
The inevitable mass ban garnered the attention of Infinity War’s directors, the Russo brothers, as well as star Josh Brolin, who marked the occasion beforehand with a celebratory snap of his fingers.
Then today, as almost 60,000 tuned into a Twitch stream, Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” signalled the arrival of the coming doom. Snap.
Half the group is being culled as we speak (the whole process should take several hours). I don’t yet know if I survived. So far so good, but I only have a 50/50 chance, people.
#ThanosDidNothingWrong It was the only way… pic.twitter.com/FW2OlRksNQ
— Will Bickford (@wbic16) July 10, 2018
#ThanosDidNothingWrong
Alas I have been chosen to be a child of Thanos. (づ0°0)づ the ban giveth, the ban taketh away. pic.twitter.com/FqInQDfK3p— Mohamed Momin (@fznmomin) July 10, 2018
…I should probably watch the movie too #ThanosDidNothingWrong pic.twitter.com/u02EDndFCS
— Claire Lee (@_clairelee) July 10, 2018
This group “dusting” marks the largest mass Reddit ban in the site’s history.
But don’t worry, it isn’t the end for those who have been shuffled off this mortal coil. Fans who were banned from r/ThanosDidNothingWrong have been heading over to the new subreddit r/InTheSoulStone, where they were will surely haunt Thanos for generations. In the name of perfect balance.