Gary Trudeau of Doonesbury is the litmus test for our times and is typically merciless when it comes to Twitter.

Check out these two cartoons ridiculing the obsession with tracking the movements of famous people on Twitter and again when following tepid quotes by celebrities on Twitter

We also think it’s pretty inane to follow celebrities just because they update their thoughts every few seconds on Twitter but to be honest we’re perfectly happy to try and make some money out of other people’s need to do so.