Followup to my post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/usenet/comments/1i9w7ou/usenet_for_discussions_in_2025/
I've gotten an Eternal September account now and actually have it up and running. My initial feeling is a bit … sad … honestly. I checked out some of the old **alt.fan.*** groups I was a member of 25 years ago. I didn't expect them to be active, but I was hoping the discussions might be archived. (Then again, maybe it's better I can't see what 13-year-old me was saying.)
As it is, I'm going to set aside some time to actually browse through the list of active groups and look for some to join. I've already found a few that I'm not surprised are still active -- Apple II and Ham Radio fans would absolutely never leave Usenet. :)
Thanks again for all the advice helping me get started.