This is something I've been wishing for lately as well.
Well, if you just want to get started I'd really encourage you to use org-roam and org-noter. My slip-box is currently pretty small, only about 35 notes, but my notes tend to be a bit larger than what is traditionally advocated for by advocates of Zettelkasten. I also do use the built in tagging system instead of the index notes which are typically used. It's not perfect but it's a start.
it really feels like the absolute laziest and least transformative vision of organizing information won out.
Unfortunatly it was that weird type of lazy that ends up being more work and stress in the end as well. It's amazing how pervasive procrastination is among people who really ought to know better.