“This place is dead.”
No, this place is social media before advertising driven algorithms took over and force fed everyone.
Ya gotta do the work yourself, post stuff, talk to people, and forget the numbers. Posting for engagement turns a fun activity into work, don’t do that.
If someone thinks this place is dead, they're not really looking. There's lots of people to follow, a Discover tab to find stuff outside of your regular feed, etc