I didn't say AA is attempting to chase them. I simply meant that there are plenty of posters here who are interested in CK. For example, we see posts all the time from higher spend EXPs who are wondering whether their CK invitations were lost in the mail (figuratively speaking, of course).

I believe you're correct that many CKs probably have no idea about FT. It was eye-opening to me when I sat next to a CK whose spend was lower than mine a couple of years ago. We had a long chat about our respective travels and even compared our EQD/EQM/EQS on the AA app -- he seemed to be trying to show off by showing me his stats on the AA app, so I had no problem opening my app and showing him that I was actually a more frequent flyer with higher spend (and I likely had a higher cost per mile than he did, because he told me his company only paid for Y).

To be fair, it's long been a known fact on FT (if you've read the appropriate threads) that many CKs have status granted through corporate contracts. I would agree that it's quite likely that many of those individuals with CK status have never even heard of FlyerTalk.