This post is a response to an article on Mashable, Social Media
I followed Ashton Kutcher when I first started on Twitter because he was a know name and a recommended person to follow. Now I have never been into Celeb gossip and such but I followed him nonetheless. At the time he had about 250,000 followers.
It became clear after following him for a while that Twitter was nothing but a huge ego rub for Kutcher. I don't fault him for that, since that is part of the allure for me too. Twitter is strangely compelling. But don't celebs, particularly good looking ones like Kutcher get enough of that already?
That being said, there is something disingenuous about a celebrity that invites, even craves fame and exposure but then balks when that fame takes an unexpected turn. Its an inconvenient truth that one cannot always control the means by which fame is doled out.
The reality is that while Kutcher may "take a break" from Tweeting, his ego is unlikely to allow him to quit altogether. When Oprah asked him to be on the show to discuss his involvement, he made a video bemoaning the loss of Twitter to big media and mused he might not go on the show. Hogwash. Of course he was going to go on Oprah, he loves the spotlight.
It is, however a very one sided relationship as noted by others in this thread. He does not interact particularly with followers, it seems it's all about him. And many of his posts are him whining, despite the privileged position he holds in American celebrity aristocracy.
His fans may miss him if he takes a Twitter break but they can find comfort in the fact that it is unlikely Kutcher with be MIA for long.
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