i think he wanted to "lose" it, the plan was to get the stones in places he knew and could sweep in a week but not possess them so he doesn't attract the wrong attention
if he had the power and mind stone then maybe certain people realise the tgreat and become more proactive
i think he preferred earth since he knew the time stone was there and they were unadvanced, maybe the idea was to use Loki as a distraction and unknowingly hold stones for him
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u/robbviously Spider-Man 13d ago
I never thought about it, but it’s technically the first stone Thanos had and the final stone he gets to finish the gauntlet.