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I think forums still do the trick for me. I recently became active in one that went online just a few weeks ago again and it honestly feels like old times. It's a very small community so it's more like the "room of friends" than a huge stage (which I would compare to all the big sites).
At least I'm having good conversations with the other regulars about all kinds of topics and there's already forming a tightly knit community, which I kinda missed from the 2000s internet.
But yeah, they're still there.