Agreed on your point about it not just being one particular sub.
It seemed that the comment sections on most subs just devolved to lame jokes that got repeated, or spiraled into into arguments. There were obvious exceptions, but as a whole this was my experience.

I've been alternating between Kbin/Lemmy and Squabble after generally being a lurker on Reddit, and the communities for both seem a lot friendlier and willing to engage in actual discussion. So much so that I've actually started posting/commenting.
It also helps that the top comments aren't all the same overused bad joke.

I'm cautiously optimistic! Bringing long ruunning shows back seems to go either way quality wise.

I stopped playing OW around 2018, but a friend of mine was really into well into this year with OW2.
I've noticed they've stopped playing after the recent news about OW2 though.

Looks good! A light dash of tabasco goes great with the jalapeno.

Oh yeah, there's definitely a lot out there! Most of the better one's I've tried tend to be a bit thicker, while I personally prefer thinner one's for dishes like burrito bowls etc.