gopher is not dead
and it has evolved into the gemini protocol
https://gemini.circumlunar.space/
BBS are alive and well in the communities of the tildeverse https://tildeverse.org/
BBS are alive and well in the communities of the tildeverse https://tildeverse.org/
On BBS', ssh/telnet synchro.net or gopher cvs.synchro.net.
People is alive and posting well. Ditto with usenet.