Ask HN: Where have all the conversations gone?

I'm starting to feel as though the web has become 'emptier' over the past few years. Blogs are still about but comment sections don't (imo) really make for good conversation. HN is one of my staples but it's similar in that often there are some good threads but there's not a lot of actual conversation flow - most comments are one-offs.

Reddit feels hollowed out, even subs I used to follow with 500,000+ members aren't vibrant anymore. Twitter is just people yelling at each other (or into the void).

There are invite only Slacks & Discords, I'm a member of a few but they often feel very haphazard.

Where are you finding rich, rewarding conversations on the web these days? Has everything moved to Zoom rooms? I feel I might have missed the memo *

* I am aware there is real life, but obviously this year has put a bit of a dampener on that. I've also been working remote for virtually the whole year.