To be heard. To be listened to. To be understood. To be accepted.

I seem to run into this a lot.

I'll be in a meeting w/a group of people, and we could be discussing an issue.
I'll mention something, and it either gets ignored or disregarded. A few minutes later, someone else will
say either the very same I said or some variation, and everyone will fight over who gets to celebrate
this person and their idea.

I always think to myself - why is this?

I mean I don't claim to be the smartest or most knowledgeable person in any given situation. I do try and be honest
when sharing what I know. And it's often the case that I learn more by listening, rather than just talking.

But it's not as if I'm a complete idiot. And I get that often times I don't have a good answer or the right answer
to solve a given problem.

So I wonder in such situations where it seems like I do, why is it no one appears to be listening.

5 possibilities

1) Too much wax in their ears such that they couldn't hear what I said (or a bad connection).
2) Not listening because they are incapable of maintaining a longer attention span.
3) Didn't comprehend what I said.
4) Didn't accept what I said.
5) Some combination of the other 4 possibilities above.