RSD’s response was to close ranks. Julien uploaded a tearful apology video (which has since been deleted). He claimed the "choking" move was a demonstration of "frame control" taken out of context.

In the sprawling, often unregulated archives of YouTube and Vimeo, there exists a peculiar category of content that refuses to die. It sits in the gray zone between self-help, infamy, and historical artifact. If you have typed the phrase “rsd julien old videos” into a search bar, you are not just looking for pickup lines. You are digging for a specific time capsule: the early 2010s, the Golden Age of the "Pickup Artist" (PUA) industry, and the rise and fall of one of its most polarizing figures.

A petition on Change.org called "Shut Down Julien Blanc" garnered over 50,000 signatures. The hashtag #JulienBlanc trended globally for all the wrong reasons. Major news outlets (CNN, The Guardian, The BBC) ran segments showing the old videos.

Here is the taxonomy of a typical "RSD Julien old video":

In the end, the ghost of RSD Julien Blanc serves as a warning: Be careful what you immortalize on camera. The internet watches forever.

Young men discovering the manosphere (MGTOW, Red Pill, Fresh&Fit) often go down a rabbit hole. RSD Julien is the "final boss" of the old school. They watch the old videos to see the unhinged raw data of how game used to be played.