"9/11 Truther Convinced Government Destroyed Past 11 Years Of His Life"

Once again, the Onion nails it.

Though for me, it was only really about 5 years-- my most active years on 9/11 research were 2005-2009. I don't really regret it, but I know the time I put into 9/11 impacted other parts of my life, particularly my career advancement.