Binge Thinking

I don't know why but I get interested in a subject then I research that subject until I'm exhausted with it and don't do ANYTHING with the information I have just accumulated.

It is almost like binge eating, but binge thinking instead. I mindlessly search though thousands of websites and all the information that I can gather about a subject. I can easily sort out any false information usually repeated a hundred times but all lead to one source on a shady site. Then I'm so full of the subject ingesting one more piece of information is too much.

But all that information is stored there, waiting for some random person to say, oh have you heard of that. I'll retort that not only have a I heard of that but I have found the very constitution of that subject at its core. Then it is usually their turn to be overloaded with the information that I generously provided and protect themselves with saying they just wanted to know if I heard about it, not really interested in the subject themselves.

Then why the hell did you ask?

I have friends and family that will ask me to do a binge research on a subject and let me know which product/opinion/idea is better and when I come back to them they don't want to know how I got to the conclusion, or the hours of research and false information I sorted through. Sure many of them will wade through my wake of my research, but I know ultimately they want the final answer.

I've even gotten the, "Well, why do you make that sit through all of that." Seriously, I spend hours and sometimes even days researching for someone, and they don't appreciate my efforts, Hell Yes, I'll make you sit through how I got through the whole process to get your answer.

Have I ever gotten wrong information? Well, Misinformation is the internet's middle name, so yeah.

Now, you can't just come to me and tell me I'm wrong after I've done days worth of heavy research. Logical reasoning is the only proper method to have a debate. The use of the phrase, this is how it is always been, will not be considered in any debate. Tradition does not override logic. I'll be asking for your sources and references. If you can't provide, I'll look into the subject again. If you give me valid information and logical it stands that I have been incorrectly informed, which does happen, then I will concede my opinion. 

I'm not saying I'm smarter than anyone, or that I'm always right, or that my information is superior, but I work hard to validate my opinions and search deep for true facts. I don't take anything at face value, and maybe my skepticism helps me in my research, but I can't say that I won't admit when I'm incorrect. I hate to say I'm wrong, because to me that implies a level of intentional misinformation.

Information is important, and powerful. Misinformation can be just as powerful.

I try to see find the truth in all things and going with the crowd is less important that seeing true.