[DarknessFalls]

Yes, but how to find it? There are no longer "web rings" and search engines aren't designed to highlight blogs above rich media content.

[Multicomp]

Agora Rd and similar small forum sites are still there, like the hole in the wall restaurants that people have to choose to go to instead of McDonald's. Prices are higher, algorithms are worse, but there's genuine connection there.

[eru]

I find mine mostly via links from other blogs I already read, via recommendations from friends, and via submissions to the likes of HN.