At the end of the day, people mostly want to talk about themselves, and if your goal is to be someone they want to talk to it means you're there to listen. It'

At the end of the day, people mostly want to talk about themselves, and if your goal is to be someone they want to talk to it means you're there to listen. It's not about communication, or about forming a relationship or a connection or whatever. It is about making them enjoy speaking with you. So they now think you're a "great person". You're not making friends, you're just building sympathy capital to be used later.