Do you like to info-dump?

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Do you info-dump when you talk to other people about your interests, and do you like when other people info-dump to you?

If you info-dump, does it cause issues for you? Do you let yourself info-dump or do you try not to?

I info-dump a lot and that's the main way I like to talk with people. I like sharing information about things that interest me, so if someone brings up a topic I like or know a lot about my first instinct is to start sharing any relevant information that I have about that topic.

I also like when people info-dump to me since I get to learn new things, and I like when people are comfortable enough to talk about their interests like that to me.

Info-dumping causes issues for me though since most people don't like it. They find it annoying, so I try to avoid doing it. It's hard because if someone mentions something I'm interested in I'll start talking about it and sharing info about it without noticing until afterwards, or until someone seems noticeably annoyed/bored. I try to stay quiet IRL most of the time because it's even harder for me to control that and I always bore people whenever I talk.

I don't mind info dumping myself.
But it's not the first thing I'd do, because I'm not exactly the actively verbose about my interests and thoughts.

And I usually let someone else do the info dump.



My issues are more to do with the act of timing-when and when not to, than the act of info dump itself.

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Yes. I have been accused of doing this, but I did not know that it was called "Info. dumping".

I info-dumped more in the past. I remember I’d give my babysitters big lectures about animals when they drove me in the car back in middle school. While they all seemed mildly interested in the subject, seemed to enjoy hearing me talk about it, in hindsight I kind of feel like I was “wasting” my knowledge on people who weren’t really all that interested and probably didn’t understand a lot of the scientific concepts/terminology I used. I also used to text random facts (usually animal-related) to my phone contacts (usually friends and babysitters) when they did not ask for them. I mean, I wouldn’t go on and on and on when they showed no signs of being interested in what I was talking about, but I would usually send a detailed text before giving up on sharing the info I wanted to.
Nowadays, there are relatively few situations in real life where I feel comfortable info-dumping, really feel like it’s called for. My mom is the person with which I share information relating to my interests the most, since though my biggest interest (zoology/nature) isn’t a major passion of hers, she’s still interested in it. Even then though, I do my best to share relevant information, not deliver more than the dosage initiated by our conversations. I am more comfortable talking about my interests to people on digital platforms. This especially applies to groups of people who share my interests that I meet on platforms like Instagram and Discord. No reason to feel uncomfortable sharing information when you know you’re around people who are equally interested.

I've learned not to info dump over the years. My mum always went after me for info dumping. I also don't think that some of my current interests should be info dumped on people.

It is a feature, not a bug. Although it does bug others...

I either info-dump and overshare, or I shut down and go mute.

I've never been able to balance a conversation with normal boundaries and the right amount of "filter".

I do it, but also selected I don't like it from other people. Kinda depends though if it is something I don't know much about but have some interest it can be more interesting but for sure if its something I don't even have interest in it is hard to try and listen to them. I do try to tone my habit of doing it down...because it runs the risk of making other people feel like your condescending like talking to them like they don't have a clue especially if it is a thing they may know about already. Or they may get bothered about feeling like they can't get a word into the conversation.

Like my boyfriend has gotten irritated with me like over-explaining, he knows its a thing I struggle with a bit so he tries to be understanding about it. But yeah so sometimes I have to kinda remember 'wait a minute he already knows about this I don't have to give a lecture as if it was news to him' Like we agree on a lot politically so I don't need to explain to him why addressing climate change is necessary every time I talk about something related to that...he knows and agrees already with that part.

DO IT BY ACCIDENT

I love to gush about my interests! And I love hearing about the interests of others! But I know when to stop, mostly.

Infodumping is my primary form of communication.

I don't info-dump because I don't know much, but I like it when other people do.