Why Does Linguini Exist?

Really, what is the point of linguini? You want round noodles? You got spaghetti. You want flat noodles? Let me introduce you to fettuccine. What can linguini do that spaghetti or fettuccine can't?

Someone just got lazy one day while making fettuccine (crushed spaghetti) and said "I don't feel like squashing as much today, I'll invent something called linguini and then my laziness can be disguised as a revolutionary new product."