About

Perfectly Balanced refers to a quote from Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War which later became used in memes about the film, popularly shared in communities like /r/thanosdidnothingwrong, and is often paired with images showing a 50/50 split.

Origin

In Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos shows a young Gamora a knife and says of it, "Perfectly balanced, as all things should be" (clip shown below; of note, the amount of likes and dislikes on the video is even, most likely as a result of fans playing into the idea that the like/dislike ratio should be "perfectly balanced").

Spread

After the film was released, the line was popularly used in memes about the film. For example, a post in /r/prequelmemes posted April 29th, 2018 gained over 4,100 points (shown below).

The joke grew more popular with Avengers-related memes in the coming months. For example, a post to /r/dankmemes from May 11th showing an even YouTube like/dislike bar gained over 7,700 notes (example shown below, left) It also grew popular on /r/ThanosDidNothingWrong, a subreddit devoted to jokes about Infinity War. (examples shown below, middle, left).

In September of 2018, a template of the actual scene in which the line is used began spreading on /r/MemeEconomy as an Object Labeling meme. For example, a post by Abarshay on September 26th gained over 20,000 points on the subreddit (shown below, left). Another by dankbob_memepants_ gained over 160 points (shown below, right).

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