To be sure, I'm trying to do my part by hosting servers that are an alternative to Mastodon, and banging the drum about the rest of the Fediverse.
But the stats don't lie.
Once people arrive to Mastodon, they're unlikely to try the rest of the Fediverse because Mastodon does a bad job letting people know that the Fediverse is bigger than Mastodon.
So what happens when Mastodon experiences detraction?
People simply leave the Fediverse.