An unsettling digital mystery has been quietly unfolding online, disturbing viewers not through destruction or chaos, but through an eerie stillness. For
years, a man claiming to live in France in the year 2055 has been uploading videos showing a world that appears completely intact, yet entirely empty of people. There are no crowds, no traffic, and no voices. Iconic landmarks stand deserted, shops remain stocked, electricity works, and infrastructure appears fully functional. Despite this, not a single human is visible, a silence many viewers find deeply unsettling. The videos are posted by a creator known as whitemask2055, who claims he woke up alone in a future version of France with no way to return to the present. He documents his surroundings through short, silent clips, offering no narration or explanation. The camera simply observes what looks like a world frozen in time.
Unlike typical dystopian imagery, there is no visible damage or decay. Streets are clean, buildings are intact, and stores appear recently organized—suggesting humanity did not vanish through catastrophe, but simply disappeared.
In one clip, shelves display video game cases labeled PlayStation 7, a console that does not exist today. Another shows a nearly empty vending machine with a single bottle bearing an expiration date of April 2055. Both moments are presented casually, adding to the mystery.
The series is not a one-off viral moment but a recurring internet enigma, resurfacing periodically and leaving viewers asking the same questions: “Is this true?”, “What is the mystery behind this?” and many others.
What the Internet Thinks
Online reactions range from fascination to scepticism. Viewers question who is maintaining the power supply, how locations remain spotless, and how the creator is traveling freely if the world is truly empty.
Many believe the videos are part of an AI-generated world-building experiment. Others suggest the clips are footage from a virtual reality game, while some argue they were filmed during COVID-19 lockdowns and later edited to fit a futuristic narrative.
According to reports, older captions associated with the account reportedly described the scenario as staged. Internet users digging into the account’s history traced the first upload back to October 17, 2022. One resurfaced reaction read, “I don't know how good the AI video was at the time, but... Oh my God. It's really special.”
While AI-generated visuals were still developing in 2022, the technology advanced rapidly by 2025, making hyper-realistic deepfake-style videos far more achievable—fueling theories that the project evolved alongside the tech.
Most viewers now lean toward the explanation that the account is either an AI-driven art experiment or a long-term conceptual storytelling project. Still, the creator has never stepped forward to explain the videos or confirm their purpose.
Until that happens, the mystery remains unresolved and the internet continues to debate, dissect and speculate, unsettled by a future that looks perfectly normal, except for one haunting detail: no one is left.
Note: This report is based on social media claims. Times Now could not independently verify these claims.
