You're right, it is good to feel 'in touch' with other people. It's been really tough the last couple of years: I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of friends I've actually been able to see in person since March 2020, and while I have a couple of neighbours I chat with, there's nothing like talking to people with whom you share common interests.

I for one always like hearing about fandom and fannish interests even if I don't necessarily share them! I've read so much meta about comics because someone on my friends list here is into them, even though comics are not my thing. I've also picked up canons because somebody talked about them and they sounded relevant to my interests; sometimes I went on to be fannish about them as well.