> , but irl conversations I've had mostly skew towards media, computers, and gossip.

Same, but like, how do you talk about any of that stuff, without also touching on "gender, relationships, and life dynamics".

Like, I have no idea how a group of friends would talk about, say "that cool new Spider-Man movie" without also talking about gender / race / life dynamics / etc. Those topics are so fundamental, they're a part of almost everything.