Often I find myself sitting in a public place, and I sometimes like to listen to other people's conversations hoping to one day hear something great that will maybe inspire me.
However, I find that many people like to talk about other people. "Did you hear about x, the other day she..." or "x said so and so and y did this and that". People like discussing other people.
I feel like this quote by Eleanor Roosevelt really says everything I need to say; "Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people."
Just a thought.