Genuinely wondering and not trying to hate on the game, but is black desert dead in 2024?

I started playing the game again recently and it felt like all of the life that was there in the last few years is just completely gone, and even the pvp feels somewhat stale with the current playerbase.

Is there anything a returning or new player can do to liven up the grind and world?

Is there any hope of the player base get a spike again with no upcoming expansions or content releases that are worthwhile?