No salt here friend, still enjoying the game, loving it. And yes, all games either die or lose population. It's the nature of MMO's. It's a video game, intended to be played until it's no longer enjoyable. That line is different for different people.
But why spend your free and leisure time being negative about something you obviously don't enjoy anymore? What is it that you are accomplishing?
Better to spend your free time having fun! And yes, LOTS of great games coming out. I personally think Lost Ark will kill all other games in the US, but I'll keep having fun playing Aion until then, and most likely after. I don't need thousands of people on the server to have fun, just enough to have some good PvP fun, fill Dredge groups and run some DP, DC and Adma. None of that's an issue right now ... none at all. I don't have issues trying to find things to do, I have issues trying to find enough time to do them.
Good luck to you in your next game