RHF wrote:

Most people do like to hear themselves talk and
many/most others like to hear 'other' who talk
and sound like them {parroting} and giving a voice
to their views {self-affirmation}.

If that were the case then talkradio would be huge. It isn't. At his peak,
Rush Limbaugh had what, 20 million listeners? 30? According to Premier,
Limbaugh's syndicator, he gets 3.59 million listeners (2008). That's less
than 2% of the U.S. population. That's not much, and he's the biggest radio
talkshow host.