>>820791well, people here are going to recommend you a bunch of artsy stuff but that is only going to alienate you further. it would be very easy for me to tell you to start with terrence malick or thomas anderson or whatever, but that's not going to help you in a conversation because most people don't have that culture
so, if you just want things to talk about, literally check whats trending on netflix and watch that. for music you can do the same with spotify. and this isn't media that was made to be consumed with your full attention, most netflix shows were made to be on the second screen, if you pay too much attention to them you might get bored, so try watching them while you're doing something else
last but not least, don't read books: most people don't; the few that do, are reading smut and probably don't want to talk about it, specially if you're a guy. maybe you can hint that you have read something, but nothing is more alienating than being a pretentious or elitist know-it-all. nerd shit is really popular now, so maybe try getting a little into fantasy and board games, even if it bores you to death. that, and tiktok or whatever social media is popular with young people right now
TL;DRif you just want to relate to people, go all in on slop