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[MCU] So who really decided to give the Reality Stone (Aether) to the Collector and why? Was is it a good idea?

At the end of Thor 2, Lady Sif and Volstagg give the Reality Stone to the Collector, presumably on Odin's orders -- but we also know Loki started impersonating Odin around this time.  So was it Loki or Odin that decided to give the Reality Stone to the Collector?  At one point folks speculated that Loki might have done this as a ploy to make it easier for Thanos to get the stones... but that doesn't seem to make sense given what happened in Infinity War.

And did they really expect it to be safe with the Collector?  It's played around a bit in Infinity War, when Gamorra says "only a fool" would give him an Infinity Stone, and Thor says "Or a genius" (with a smile).  I've heard that the Collector is supposed to be reasonably powerful in the comics, but in the MCU, is there anything that suggests he actually had a chance to stand up against Thanos or other potential threats?
gpt
Well he has to be at least decently powerful/ have a REALLY good security system. He houses a collection worth unfathomable amounts in what would be, to quote, Alec Guinness "Most wretched hive of scum and villainy"