In the movie Avengers: Infinity War, antagonist Thanos believes that he can limit suffering and starvation by erasing half the population from existence. You’ve just watched the film with your pessimistic pal Owen. “Thanos did the right thing,” Owen tells you, again claiming that humanity would be better off if the population were smaller. Use the aggregate production function presented in the chapter to show Owen how an economist would analyze Thanos’s decision.