To understand what these old videos contain, why they still get thousands of views, and whether they hold any value today, we must first understand the acronyms and the era that birthed them. RSD stands for Real Social Dynamics . Founded by Owen Cook (known online as "Tyler Durden" or "Owen"), RSD was arguably the most influential company in the history of the pick-up artist industry. Before the algorithm-friendly, "sigma male" short-form content of TikTok, RSD dominated the paid seminar and YouTube landscape.
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":