If someone tells you that your line of research is uninteresting, that means results would be surprising – i.e., that's a sign that it is interesting. (Unless t

If someone tells you that your line of research is uninteresting, that means results would be surprising – i.e., that's a sign that it is interesting. (Unless they've tried it and empirically found that it's "uninteresting" – which is somewhat interesting in itself, even if it's not sexy enough for today's academia.)