Twitter is sort of like a social network in that it's about following and being followed (think friending like on facebook). There's people who try to get followers by following others. They'll follow a famous account of any kind, then just start friending people with lots of likes/retweets in the comments. They know the famous people aren't likely to follow back. But if they follow the highly rated nobodies in the comments, then they have a better chance at getting followers. Picking the most liked/shared users is good for your own account because it in turn increases your exposure should one of these people retweet you. And to get tweeted you need to be controversial (ie saying dumb shit) or a good takesmith. So it's mostly people trying to get exposure. Some people get exposure for nothing but their takes, and they don't really have anything else going on, so they get famous just for their tweets. Like wint. afaik he's not a guy who has a podcast or movie or tv show or radio show or anything. He just posts.

The best way to enjoy twitter is to just follow as many people you like as you can. Maybe do a few hate follows so you can laugh at bad takes. Then, you disregard any desire for twitter fame and post what you want.