is palia dying? :( and how can we help?

i just got into palia & i love it.

my partner told me they laid of half of their staff last year & a friend told me the game was dead or dying.

i still see people playing & i’m enjoying it either way. there’s not much to do with other players, so i’m not worried about that as much (though it would be cool if there was more going on there).

but curious what y’all’s thoughts are!

is it dying? will it inevitably crash & burn sooner rather than later or continue to grow? is it bleeding money?

if so, will playing regularly, encouraging other people to play, purchasing items help turn it around? or is it just going into a black hole?

i don’t have expendable income to throw at little outfits but i would buy a ferret to save the game.

or a raccoon.

thank you for your time.