u/Important-Play9686

Every time I read something interesting a long-form article, a research paper, a deep-dive blog post I want to talk to whoever else is reading it at that moment. Not post a comment that gets read three days later. Not go to Reddit and find a thread that's 6 months old.

YouTube has live chat. Twitch has chat. Why does nothing like that exist for reading?

Is this a problem anyone else actually has or am I weird?

I'll open a paper that's blowing up on Twitter, see 800 retweets, and then sit there reading it completely alone. No way to know if the person next to me (metaphorically) is confused at the same section, excited about the same result, or has context I'm missing.

Comments sections are dead or don't exist. Twitter discussion is fragmented and you have to go find it. Discord servers are too broad.

Is this just me or does anyone else feel like reading technical content is weirdly isolating despite the internet existing?