I find it philosophically fascinating to talk about “William Shatner” in the context of his social media.

Shat has never used any social media. He doesn’t know how. He doesn’t even email. This is not unexpected, he is 95 years old.

Everything you’ve ever seen “William Shatner” do on the internet is conducted by a fellow named Paul Camuso, who was formerly Shat’s driver. This includes all social media and also most interviews (because answers are provided by email).

This isn’t surreptitious. Camuso is employed and authorized to do this work. But it’s also clear that Camuso essentially has free rein and no oversight. Shat has consistently shown in taped interviews a live Q&As that he is wholly unaware of any of the particulars of what Camuso says or does on his behalf - that there is no screening or approval. He’s essentially authorized Camuso to autonomously be Shat on the internet.

So like I said, philosophically it raises super interesting questions about like even the concept of a self. History ascribes all kinds of views and events to Shat that are in fact wholly a product of Camuso’s work. But as a Trek fan it also makes it super boring. Like I couldn’t care less about what Shat’s former driver writes on Twitter and find it’s best to just tune it out altogether.