>>99453323It's supposed to be bittersweet. He may have "survived," but he did so knowing that no matter what he did, he can't win. Death will never love him. He will never be satisfied. He can win all he wants, but he'll never obtain the prize. Him being a simple, living farmer after spending so much planning and willpower to achieve ultimate godhood is the hardest thing Thanos could do, because now he has to accept what he is: Someone who was never meant to really win.
People who pull the "Thanos makes himself lose" maymays never read the comic. He did so after the realization that he will never truly get what he wants.