Your Experience Studying in 2026?

I'm enrolled in an online masters program for computer science. Say what you will about it being online, but I always enjoyed math & tech and figured it would just be an opportunity to work with people (or: meet new people) and learn.

I have to say... the present day experience is not great. I know that CS enrollment is dropping across the board. However I just see a lot less engagement. I made so many friends during my undergraduate degree 10+ years ago, and this program just feels like a ghost town. It's like watching your favorite old video game get turned off or deactivated. I also see teaching assistants blatantly using AI, which kinda erodes the idea of academics in my mind, but maybe that's another story.

Is anyone else experiencing something similar?