Marvel supervillain Thanos "solves" the world's problems by making 1/2 its population vanish. Would that work? This video says that's not a logical remedy, and explains why.
There's a more detailed, printed version of this article at https://arachnoid.com/was_thanos_right
00:00 Introduction
00:20 Thanos' Plan
01:00 Population/Environment Graph
01:27 The Thanos Snap
01:43 Biological Timeline
01:57 Population Issues
02:25 Environment Remedy Example
02:57 Top-down Versus Bottom-up Solutions
03:15 Role of Education
03:25 Reproductive Self-Determination
03:38 Women's Rights
03:56 Political/Economic Obstacles
04:42 Closing Remarks
