So I don't keep up with seasonal so can't participate in those discussions. So want to recommend me some anime instead?

Ghost in the Shell and Serial Experiments Lain are classics you can't go wrong with.

ODDTAXI (absolutely amazing)
Madoka Magica (watch until ep 3 at least)
Land of the Lustrous (very different animation style)
Vinland Saga (great story)
Your Name. (great romance)
Baccano! (very interesting style of storytelling. The characters feel like something you'd see in a theatre)
Dorohedoro (weird, but interesting)
Dororo (just two good friends adventuring)
Made in Abyss (gets good, but really takes those 13 episodes for that)

Paranoia Agent

Chainsaw Man

Spy x Family

Bocchi the Rock

One Piece

Death Note

Call of the Night

Jujutsu Kaisen 0

Hunter x Hunter (2011)

Cowboy Bebop

Bubble

Ya Boy Kongming

Patlabor, specifically "Patlabor ON TELEVISION" and "Patlabor New Files" (sometimes called New OVA) are takes place in a very comfy near-future environment and is about a group of policemembers who are under the division for dealing with any mech incidents, meaning giant robot fights will happen in a very down-to-earth setting

I also recommend the movies if you enjoy the GITS movie as it's the same director and he likes exploring a various amount of social commentary, from criticism of institutional inefficiency to existential reflections, (just dont watch the 3rd movie, it has nothing to do with anyone who made the original Patlabor)

There's also the original Patlabor OVA, but I personally didn't enjoy that nearly as much as the tv anime, and some of the characters act a little different, so it might be jarring if you watch that before the tv anime despite it being chronologically made first

Have you watched much of anything before? Likes? Dislikes?

My absolute favorite has always been Samarai Champloo. Same creator, also fantastic Coyboy Bebop.

Others I enjoyed:
Mob Psycho 100 & One Punch Man (same creator behind both)
Berserk (I've only seen the 3 movies for Golden Age on Netflix)
Attack on Titan / Shingeki no Kyojin
Trigun (I loved the original, but the recent remake was decent)
Dorohedoro (Incomplete, not sure if getting 2nd season)
Deathnote
Fullmetal Alchemist

Other than what was listed I've watched some of the older animes that were recommended like Cowboy bebop, Samurai Champloo, Jorumond, and Black Lagoon which I all really liked. And the Mobile Suit Gundam movie trilogy. Started trying out some of the newer stuff with newest thing being Bocchi which was funny and I liked the animation gags in it.
I don't think I'd get into those really super long anime with hundreds and hundreds of episode that go on. Those seem like too much for one series for me. At least for now.
- Yeah agreed. One Piece sorta interests me, but that is a long anime at this point. I barely have enough time to keep up with Demon Slayer on the weekly so I'm not about to start a saga like that.

I recommend Jujutsu Kaisen.

Is it a long series or one that's coming to an end?
- It has 2 seasons so far. The manga is planning to end this year, so possibly 2-3 more seasons tops.

Has anyone recommended Gundam yet? No? Good, I'm recommending Gundam.
Now, the whole thing might confuse you, and there are a ton of separate Gundam shows each one in it's own continuity. So, to make things simple, I'm going to just suggest two of them. The currently airing Gundam: Witch From Mercury, and the classic that started everything, Mobile Suit Gundam.
The 3 compilation movies of the classic Gundam are on the Gundam.info Youtube channel for free right now, by the way! There's several other shows in that channel and you might even be able to watch G-Witch depending on your location.

Gwitch is great. And I have been watching through the entire backlog over the past few months. finally done with UC!
It's well worth the investment, much of the story and art is so amazing!
- Big fan of GWitch. It's a really strong story, and the art is beautiful.
  Mob Psycho 100 is a completed action series that makes me think of slice of life coming of age story meets DBZ meets urban fantasy. The story is very strong and the art is used in a fairly clever way.
  If you want dark/horror, then Psycho Pass was a fairly popular thriller.

In no particular order here are some that I like that I haven't seen recommened yet:
86
Vinland Saga
Mashle: Magic and Muscles
Steins Gate
Monster

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Made in Abyss

Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo Minai

Steins;Gate

If you want something to laugh at check out Grand Blue

Something to laugh at but it is an isekai The Eminence in Shadow or KONOSUBA

Or an SOL to laugh at BOCCHI THE ROCK!

Demon slayer
Oshi no Ko
Hell's paradise

I've seen Oshi no Ko mentioned a lot. Is it really good?
- Don't look anything up about it and just watch the first episode if you have a spare 1.5 hrs to spend. If you don't like it then it's easy to find out.
- It's an exploration of the entertainment industry that does not shy away from the darker side of it. It's still airing, so maybe keep it in your back pocket, but it's pretty darn good. Same creator as Kaguya-sama.
  On that note, I would also recommend Kaguya-sama. A romance/comedy where two people are trying to get the other to confess their feelings first.