What was the point of learning cursive in school?

[mooby]

I just tried writing a few sentences in cursive and I feel I did okay for the most part, but it's also irrelevant considering I haven't written a handwritten letter since I was writing to my brother while he was in boot camp and I probably won't be writing any handwritten letters in the future. Cursive is just outdated in the internet age, I'm not suprised schools are getting rid of it.