You're two thirds of the way there. The final, most important piece of the puzzle is of course "anything that, having put in the thought required to understand it, would be considered a waste of time an energy".

Talk about the analytics of, say, how and why spouses cheat, and you'll be able to get anyone's attention easily.

This is the kind of comment a very boring person would make

Although the study says the among the most boring hobbies is watching tv, which everyone understands and evokes almost no thought at all.

And:

- even if I learned it, nobody in my social circle would care

Plus: I never saw a drama series about it