Besides the obvious, joining some group that interests you in your local area in order to meet new people, I'd also suggest checking out some discord channels w

Besides the obvious, joining some group that interests you in your local area in order to meet new people, I'd also suggest checking out some discord channels where you can meet / chat / video chat with people. They really took off over the past couple of years, and there are quite a range to choose from. https://disboard.org/ https://disboard.org/ is a good index of them.