In response to the “blackout,” YouTube has changed nothing, and really why should they. After all, we told them we would all (the minute percentage that actually took part in it) be back in a couple of days. I can almost see the higher ups of the Google echelon giggling in amusement at our weak attempt at sending them a message.

What the hell were we thinking? This wasn’t a boycott. If we wanted to do a true boycott, we would have slammed our reasonable demands down on the desk of the corporate pimps at Google, pulled all our videos, and not come back until every single one of our demands were met! This is how you do a boycott. It is the only way to get results, and anything short of this is a complete waste of time.

With this revelation in mind, I really don’t think it is possible to stop YouTube from descending into the abyss of censorship and fascism. The vast majority of YouTube users don’t give a rat’s ass about any of this. They are there for amusement, not expression. And without the participation of a majority of users, even a true boycott is ultimately futile.