Boring people… why are we/they like that?

1. http://uk.businessinsider.com/habits-of-boring-people-2017-7/#boring-people-cant-make-others-laugh-3

Extract:

“Good conversationalists don’t have to say the right thing, they just have to say something the other person can feed off of. Conversations are like a game of catch and if you don’t throw that ball back, game over