At Yonge and St. Clair, the neon CHUM sign was off, Mix 99.9 was on, and Maple Leaf was on as well. On a typical night, the office tower lights are 90% off anyway (which is great), so there was no visible change. The condos and apartments were showing no visible change either.
Earth Hour highlights that our world is maybe a little too convenient nowadays. For example, 100 years ago society accepted indoor temperatures of 12-15 degrees in the winter, because that what was normal. While that may be extreme today, we should be asking ourselves questions like, do we really need 100 watt light bulbs? Do we really need the heat drying function on dish washers? Is it essential to wash clothes in hot water?
Completely turning out the lights definitely has a wow factor, but there are so many other energy efficient choices that can be made that have little to no impact on our lives whatsoever.