Nice posts in this thread...
Coach2709 - Just to be clear... it does not affect me at all if people listen to me or not... I am just like you and thus, proof that I "listened" to you!
That said, maybe this question can be answered in reverse...
Why exactly do people post? Is it so people will listen to them? or Is it to put communications out there so they can "listen" to feedback from others? e.g., does anyone else think like me, am I alone in my feelings, reassurances there are other kindred souls, etc... Kind of a philosophical question like if a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it...