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People care about being heard, not listened too. It's one-sided. I'm guessing they just like that the thing responded, and may not even bother reading carefully what it said. Like a friend who says supportive murmurings as you prattle on about whatever, "Really?", "Umm-hmm", "Oh, I know what you mean!", "Right, exactly", and, "It's nice to talk to someone I get along with."
This is definitely true for at least a small number of people.
I've ran across more than I care to remember over the years, people who could just prattle on 24/7 if they had the energy, while not actually really saying anything or conversing in any meaningful way.
It's a living hell for me.