What Happens to Worlds That Are Forgotten?

Witness the power of nature, the fragility of civilization... and perhaps even catch a glimpse of what the future might hold for us all. -- There’s something haunting about worlds that have been abandoned. Yet, when I look at a forgotten place, I feel a certain allure that is hard to explain. There’s just something about exploring worlds that have been lost that ignites a natural human curiosity about their past. 00:00 Forgotten Worlds 01:10 Ruinenlust 02:16 “Old Gods” 05:02 Life Finds a Way 06:24 The Depths 09:01 Urban Exploring & Wabi-Sabi 10:38 Cloud Gardens 12:05 Wall-E’s Earth 13:10 A Different Perspective 14:31 Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture 16:55 No One Lives Under the Lighthouse 19:27 Mad Lighthouse Keepers 20:22 The Shining 21:25 Who Among us is not Ruined? Spoiler Warning No One Lives Under the Light House: Major plot points and encounters from "No One Lives Under the Light House" are discussed. Horizon Real Life Locations: https://horizon.fandom.com/wiki/List_... Footage shown: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom, The Last of Us, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Forbidden West, Wall-E, No One Lives Under the Lighthouse, Cloud Gardens, The Wild Robot, Control, Wabi-Sabi, Animal Crossing, Stardew Valley, Stray, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, What Remains of Edith Finch, Signalis, Layers of Fear, Dead Space, Luigi's Mansion, Amnesia: The Bunker, The Lighthouse, Alan Wake, Bioshock Infinite, Doctor Sleep, The Shining Copyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary. I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners. ♫ Music Used - https://pastebin.com/pcMYkNyh Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Thumbnail design: https://x.com/BatNick02 #CosmicHour #Horror #Worldbuilding