Is Lemmy in a state of decline? - Lemmy.World

My post got removed from technology community for no reason [https://lemmy.world/post/15031322], so I am posting it here in hope of getting the full picture: From what I can understand, every factor lead me to believe that lemmy is in decline. Active users page now [https://join-lemmy.org/instances] [https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/ac5046d2-9d64-4357-9a94-f29e437a0cca.png] Active users page at 3/30/2024 [https://web.archive.org/web/20240330095701/https://join-lemmy.org/instances] [https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/e08b953d-7580-4471-aea3-82af56d0479a.png] The latest release from lemmy is at Jan 22 (0.19.3) [https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/releases] In contrast, mastodon for example had several releases in Feb alone [https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases] Some people on reddit hate the community here. [https://old.reddit.com/r/RedditAlternatives/comments/1cgt05t/lemmy_turned_into_some_weird_political_caricature/] I personally started seeing some of my posts on other platforms get more comments and upvotes. Am I wrong or is it really the downfall of lemmy?