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[MCU] Why did Thanos give Loki the mind stone?

He was trying to gather all the stones, so why did he give Loki the mind stone? It was obviously risky since it was eventually taken by humans.
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Because to Thanos, having a stone in someone else's possession but easily trackable is better than having it in his own hand.  Thanos is a major player, and people pay attention to what he does, and while he is damn powerful there are people out there (especially while Odin was alive) that can beat him.  He did not want to attract the attention of those people until he was ready i.e. by knowing where the stones were and being able to get them.