Meaning
What does Reality Can Be Whatever I Want mean?
Reality can be whatever I want refers to a popular quote turned meme from Avengers: Infinity War.
Online, a screenshot of the scene is used as a reaction image macro, usually referencing the fact that the experience of reality differs from person to person.
Origin
What's the origin of Reality Can Be Whatever I Want?
Avenger: Infinity War was released in the United States on April 23rd, 2018.
One of the scenes depict the central villain of the movie series, Thanos (played by Josh Brolin) state that “reality can be whatever I want”.
An isolated clip of the scene was uploaded to YouTube by Jedi Master Van on August 7th, 2018.
Spread & Usage
How did Reality Can Be Whatever I Want spread?
The meme appeared on Reddit in December, 2018, initially in the r/dankmemes subreddit, but spreading quickly.
It didn’t need a lot of time to become viral, spreading quickly to other subreddits, and appearing on other sites in the following months.
“Reality can be whatever I want” image macros could be encountered on sites like Instagram, Twitter, Reddit as well as Tumblr and Facebook.

External resources
- Cheezburger.com – ‘Reality Can Be Whatever I Want’ Is A Thanos Meme About Bending The Truth
- Reddit – r/thanosdidnothingwrong