Does it feel good to you when you infodump?

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When the person shows genuine interest (or is good enough at faking it), yes. Otherwise, its embaressing

Infodumping probably feels good, I suppose, but it's really frustrating to be labeled as going on too long about irrelevancies when trying to communicate something. Some of us are continually told we go on too long and watching people's eyes glaze over......and continually told to think about what the listener needs to know to understand and not leave out necessary context.

It's hard to give all the necessary information but not too much. And all that's necessary, for me anyway, is to ask for more information, or less, with some respect for the fact that I'm trying to communicate. Never trying to annoy through speaking.....talking is way too much work for that!

Info dumping is how I spend my days.

I suppose in a way it's a compulsion. If I can't walk out and info dump wherever I am, I feel I'm missing out, cause my brain is not fired up with motivation 24/7. The moment I have this craving to acquire information, much like the moment my brain feels I should write something, go record music, I just have to, otherwise mentally I just feel in a loop until I have done it and I'm as non-functional as they come.

I've managed to get it a bit more under control by always having the right tools around. An iPad loaded with music production apps, a notepad with pen and things like that with me pretty much all the time at least prevent me from deciding "I'm going home" when I've just planned going somewhere.

I've noticed the monologueing thing people mentioned here. I'm quite like that myself, though I've found it way more beneficial if I'm at home and able to type it all down. The last time that actually happened where I was mentally monologueing and ended up typing it, I ended with a 120 page document on self-analysis.... I must say, that it also meant I didn't sleep for 40-somewhat hours while typing (and it has nothing to do with being a slow typer )

Quite feels good especially if it's a rant on facts, but it's annoying me sometimes, but not as much as towards to people's reactions to it. Especially when I'm serious, because of people turning away, their loss... I end up annoying myself if I found myself swaying my own topic away. And congrats to people around me; they just continuously encouraging me indifference.

I'm fine if they tell me to stop, or be quiet. But noooooooooo. I'm rather feel more insulted if they just ditch me away like that than them telling me straight to shut up.

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The INTENTION might be sharing--but the reception might not be commensurate with the intention.

I, for one, would love it if someone shared information. I'd have to make an effort to "keep up," though. If the person providing information is not willing to entertain questions from the audience trying to "keep up," THEN his INTENTION should be put into question.

In order to convey information, there must be a willingness to engage in least a slight dialogue amid the monologue.