Despite this, the location seems inappropriate. The crowd of commuters, tourists and students surrounding Union Square is much different from Zuccotti Park with its businessmen and investment bankers. The symbolism of Wall Street is lost, and instead of appearing to be a focused offensive against the greed of financial institutions, an occupation of Union Square seems to be a futile exercise with no target in sight.

While the organizers of the movement may see Union Square as a potential recruiting hub for young, budding activists, the reality is fewer people have turned out in Union Square than in Zuccotti Park. Most of the people in the area are already familiar with OWS based on their actions in the fall and have had enough time to form their own opinions about whether they support it or not.

Eventually, OWS is going to have to come to grips with the realization that if it continues to rehash its tactics, the momentum will deflate and disappear. The organizers need to address previous criticisms, namely the fact that the majority of New Yorkers cannot spend everyday protesting with no end in sight.

While people were initially galvanized by this innovative concept, this movement has become stale. At the same time, it has become synonymous with the misguided beliefs of many Americans in the wake of the Kony 2012 movement that clicking a button on a computer or smartphone is championing social justice. At the end of the day, standing in a park with hundreds of other people tweeting to the spambots of the Internet’s cesspool is showboating, not activism.

Whatever energy remains must be invested in a new, more accessible plan that expands on the vision of OWS for change to come.