What is the point of Twitter?

[Colton]

I'm just curious as to what the big deal about it is. If it was the first social media site you stumbled upon then maybe I could understand it, but even if you don't use Facebook or anything else, I don't see the point of Twitter. It seems like the majority of people that actively use it "tweet" extremely quick, follow tons of random people they've never met or spoken too, and check it constantly. It just seems like it would be a chore and not fun at all. To each his own I guess.