I'm old too -- older than you, I think! -- and I like the long-form conversations here as well. I can't predict yet whether this place will pick up and become lively or whether threaded message boards are things of the past. A younger generation is more in sync with the micro-conversations on IG and such, but I usually feel those are conversations among people who already know each other.

One area that I do think is really lively is the world of podcasts. There are so many good conversations with dommes and people in the scene out there. Masocast is great, although a bit less active these days. There's Authentically Kinky, which, if you can get past the host's persona, has very good guests. And then there are dommes like Eva Oh who are trying to become their own podcast brand. I'd love to hear you on, for example, Masocast talking about being an expat domme in Paris.