Pinch to zoom in and out STILL only works intermittently across multiple apps

For the last year two--certainly going at least as far back as Monterrey--I have had problems with pinch to zoom only working intermittently across multiple applications. There are multiple threads about this issue already, with some reporting workarounds (in my case, I move the cursor to a hot corner to put the screen to sleep; when it wakes, pinch to zoom works again for a while), but I have yet to encounter a permanent fix. If anything, my upgrade to Ventura a week ago has made things observably worse.

Can someone at Apple PLEASE address this?!? It is dispiriting to say the least to have a 3k+ computer purchased in 2020 exhibit basic functionality problems like these.