What we’re saying is that spikes in growth are not the ‘best’ thing and sometimes they fall off.
Having some people that stay regardless is what we want, even if it looks like a decline. These things come in waves.
The worst thing about fedi though is there’s not enough safe places or mod tools for keeping marginalised folks safe, there’s still a heavy culture of bigotry, people not wanting to examine their own biases etc. That’s a big reason why folks leave.
What we’re saying is that spikes in growth are not the ‘best’ thing and sometimes they fall off.
Having some people that stay regardless is what we want, even if it looks like a decline. These things come in waves.
The worst thing about fedi though is there’s not enough safe places or mod tools for keeping marginalised folks safe, there’s still a heavy culture of bigotry, people not wanting to examine their own biases etc. That’s a big reason why folks leave.