I wasn’t going to blog about the Return To X fad. At least it’s voluntary, unlike the Return To Office fad. What finally inspired me was a blog post by Matt Birchler, Why does this chart just go down? The blog post spotlights this issue: What makes Mastodon a place most people come to and go, "no thanks"? Answering this question is key if you, like me, want Mastodon to thrive. The blog post also presents a chart of Mastodon monthly active users over the past four years. Although I won’t dispute Birchler’s general point, I think the chart is...