MQTT: why would I use it?

@paulstronaut wrote:

I see people mention MQTT a lot. It’s really unclear to me why I would want to use it.

Some generic questions to get started:

• What are the conditions under which you decide to use it?
• What benefits does it provide?
• From an uninformed viewpoint, it seems like a lot of extra mental overhead when developing automations. Is this fair or something you don’t really think about?

NOTE: The component page for MQTT really doesn’t explain anything either. Maybe someone could help expand it?

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