FYC: Actor Ashton Kutcher, Who’s Done So Well In Tech, Muses About Director Mike Nichols and the Meaning of Twitter, Macro vs. Micro Thoughts, Etc

Ashton Kutcher is musing about late director Mike Nichols and the meaning of Twitter.

I’m not sure what it all means, but Kutcher has done so well in tech that it must be important.

For your consideration, here, in the Twilight Zone. Kutcher makes striking sense the second time you read it. We could use more of this reasoning.

I’ve found current X to be an emotion reflection on a fleeting moment with brief insightful snippets that compound over time. The danger is when you replace deep learning and understanding with the emotional whims of people who’s character you do not know. Only more exemplified by the reductionist reactions of those who don’t know you.

Before Mike Nichols passed I was granted a meeting with him. It was around the time I hit 1m followers on Twitter. I desperately wanted him to cast me in anything he might direct. I was telling him about Twitter and why I thought it was important. He simply posed a question.…

— ashton kutcher (@aplusk) August 22, 2026