Okay, but hasn't Mastodon (users) actually been wanting it to grow? I see people on HN, reddit, etc. all the time promoting the use of Mastodon. You cannot have

Okay, but hasn't Mastodon (users) actually been wanting it to grow? I see people on HN, reddit, etc. all the time promoting the use of Mastodon. You cannot have it both ways. You either want your favorite platform to be popular and used or you don't.