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Thanos on Deleting Games for Storage

A meme combining a screenshot of Thanos from Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War with humorous text. The top text reads 'Deleting one game to download another,' and Thanos is shown with the subtitle 'A small price to pay for salvation.' The meme satirically equates the common frustration of deleting a game to free up phone storage (framed as a 'small price') with Thanos's dramatic line about sacrificing for a greater good ('salvation'), creating a relatable joke about gaming and storage limitations.
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A small price to pay for salvation.

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Deleting one game to download another

Overview

A meme combining a screenshot of Thanos from Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War with humorous text. The top text reads 'Deleting one game to download another,' and Thanos is shown with the subtitle 'A small price to pay for salvation.' The meme satirically equates the common frustration of deleting a game to free up phone storage (framed as a 'small price') with Thanos's dramatic line about sacrificing for a greater good ('salvation'), creating a relatable joke about gaming and storage limitations.

Origin notes

The meme originates from Reddit's Meme community, as indicated by the source. It remixes a screenshot from Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War, specifically a scene where Thanos utters 'A small price to pay for salvation' in the context of his quest to balance the universe. The creator added overlay text to repurpose the character's line, humorously applying it to the everyday scenario of deleting games to free up storage space, a common practice among gamers with limited device storage.

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