On mastodon Jubal complained about declining posting.
The biggest single factor is that we are in year 3 of the COVID pandemic (and quarter 3 of the Russo-Ukrainian War), public health measures have been removed, and we are tired. Due to COVID, the war, and Brexit many people are stuggling to pay the cost of liviing which means less energy for geekery and creativity.
When I look for a space online its either to reach a specific audience or to work alongside peers / more advanced students. Exilian is not really about anything, its more of a general geeky hangout with maybe a theme of storytelling and gaming. I have not been able to do substantive creative work since September, and when I do have that energy I place it on my own server which I control. So when I post here I can reach 1 or 2 people who I actually know, but not work alongside peers / more advanced students because its not focused on any of my areas of interest.
One reason I have been putting energy into mastodon is that the rise of social media with algorithmically-generated feeds was so destructive and for once in my life I have agency to change that in the right direction.