In 2017, a YouTube channel called 2020 Vision uploaded a series of unsettling videos that, years later, would capture widespread attention for their eerie accuracy in the death of celebrities. These videos within the channel, created between June and August of 2017, have garnered massive social media attention due to their uncanny precision: the dates of death in these videos matched the real-life passing dates of several well-known figures, including the likes of Kobe Bryant and Chadwick Boseman.
At first glance, 2020 Vision seems like the work of a clairvoyant or a fortune teller who used their mysterious abilities and foreseen the deaths of these public figures. The videos themselves are disturbingly simple: with each one features an eye blinking three times, with the date of a celebrity's death appearing before the video ends. While this might sound like a strange and unsettling phenomenon, the truth behind the channel's prediction capabilities might be far less mystical.
The description of the YouTube channel is rather cryptic and eccentric, featuring phrases like being “blessed with the visions of the pink eye” and the ominous claim of starting a “death cult.” These and mysterious elements, combined with the channel's bizarre uploads, have led many to believe that 2020 Vision might be some kind of elaborate alternate reality game (ARG) or a part of a viral mystery. And with that, further investigation into the channel's social media presence, including their Twitter and Discord server, only deepens the intrigue. One particular oddity was a live stream on their Discord channel, which seemed to loop strange static, adding to the eerie atmosphere surrounding the content.
However, the true answer to how 2020 Vision has seemingly predicted these deaths lies not in supernatural foresight, but in a clever use of YouTube’s platform and its editing tools. The creator behind 2020 Vision likely took advantage of YouTube’s video editor, which allows creators to blur and trim portions of a video after it’s been uploaded. It is speculated that the creator initially uploaded a series of videos featuring random celebrity names paired with every possible date of the year. Afterward, they trimmed these videos to highlight the correct names and dates, leaving behind the illusion of prophecy.
Given that the videos are only about five to six seconds long, the unedited versions could have lasted 30 to 36 minutes, filled with countless combinations of names and dates. The process was likely quick and efficient, with the videos uploaded in 720p, ensuring minimal processing time. This method echoes an older viral phenomenon: the Twitter account beyoncefan666, which gained attention for accurately predicting events by posting vague predictions and deleting the false ones once the real event occurred. In both cases, the creators used a blend of foresight and manipulation of online platforms to create the illusion of psychic abilities.
So why go through all this effort? One theory is that 2020 Vision is part of an elaborate promotional campaign, possibly linked to an artist named Elly Space. After discovering a connection between 2020 Vision and this musical artist, it’s likely that the channel is being used to promote their work, albeit in a highly unconventional way. Some of the “cult” language and the discord interactions suggest that this might be part of an ARG, a storytelling method where the audience is drawn into a narrative that unfolds across various media.
In conclusion, the 2020 Vision channel’s death predictions are not the result of mystical powers, but a sophisticated use of YouTube’s less known video editing tools and an understanding the nature of viral content. The channel’s creator seems to have masterminded a phenomenon years in advance, capitalizing on the unpredictability of human attention. Like a magician using sleight of hand to fool and intrigue the audience, the channel creator managed to cause a sense of mystery. While it’s a fascinating case of digital manipulation and viral marketing, it’s also a sobering reminder of how powerful online platforms can be in shaping our perceptions and creating unsettling mysteries in the digital age.
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