shitmining

The act of surfing various websites and researching strange topics for nuggets of random information e.g. the sex lives of conjoined twins. When engaging in a deep dive of the internet, spurred on by a seemingly innocuous trigger.

The opposite of Shitposting. Absorbing and consuming as opposed to spewing out information.

Examples:

"I went shitmining last night and found out there is a poisonous breed of rat"

"I'm stuck in a shitmine on name subject"
"Have you been shitmining again?"