Ashton Kutcher has found his calling: he is the ultimate Twitterer. He now joins the ranks of Twitter Royalty like Oprah and others of the million dollar matrix. Eager to dethrone the reigning King Twit, Spencer Pratt has challenged Ashton to another race to see which one of them can add the most users in the next 30 days (couldn't really be a race to 2 million since Ashton has an 800k head start over him). While the general debate is entertaining, I can't help wondering, why do we care about what these people have to say (or twit, as the case would be)?
People today become celebrities by reciting other people's words and by executing someone else's vision. This certainly requires talent, but being profound in 140 characters is a totally different skill set. Yet, one million of us have tuned in to hear Ashton's thoughts on the government, or his favorite bedtime lullaby. If the celebrity in question were a writer or a politician (Spencer Pratt doesn't count), I would get it, and those on Twitter have a well deserved following for sure. But why we are so fascinated with the mind of someone who makes his living by thinking like someone other than himself confuses me a little. As if that's not enough, Kutcher's company, Katalyst media is spearheading a deal with UStream that will enable live streaming of celebrities. Your favorite celebs, unscripted, uncensored, and unairbrushed. Really? Ew.
Sure we get random tit-bits about their lives (Miley Cyrus likes Spanish boys), and perhaps even believe that we are one step closer to interacting with them directly (how much do you think Diddy's Chief Executive Twitterer makes?), but it seems as if they want their off-screen characters to get more attention than their on-screen ones. And it truly takes all the fun out of celebrity stalking. So, ease up, boys, leave a little to the imagination.
PS. If you have an opinion on whether Spencer will beat Ashton, vote here
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