5 or 6 years ago, only about 95% of the coins announced were shitcoins or outright scamcoins. Now it is impossible to even find something worth investigating.

I can't tell if that's a compliment or what.
Is there some forum somewhere that is (a bit) moderated that may filter out some of these obvious shitcoins/scamcoins?
There are other forums dedicated for altcoins but moderation or filtering is more or less the same. About 95% of ANNS here are probably posted on those forums too. Perhaps you'll find Coingecko a better source if you're looking for potential coins/tokens.