It's super lively here imo, especially given the very real fact that the active user base is noticeably smaller than other large platforms. Things become a lot less truly "social" when you have 100's of responses to a single post, every time you post. Like, how can you manage that many conversations? Being here, having a few simultaneous conversations is much more human and real.
Besides, if/when Threads federates fully, we'll have even more folks 🤷♂️