Its not so much that twitter is a sensible way of communicating its that twitter gives you such wide access to such a massive array of people and topics. For ex

Its not so much that twitter is a sensible way of communicating its that twitter gives you such wide access to such a massive array of people and topics. For example its how I get my news, I just follow a ton of journalists from different companies and countries. As 1:1 communication you are right its not built for that but it does what I use it for really well.