Wikipedia is not a social networking site

If you sincerely believe that the plateau is inevitable, which is a reasonable position to take, then what are you even doing here?

Your question shows that you, as many others are misled by the buzzword "plateau". In context of wikipedia, 'plateau' means (1) decline in the speed of growth of the content (ie. exponential growth no more, but it is still growing, and there is still plenty of space to grow) and (2) arrested growth of the number of editors. That said, I am baffled by the the meaninglessness of your question: there are plenty of things to do "there" even in these circumstances. Or, perhaps, I don't understand you question phrased in a way too general as to become meaningless for me. Care to clarify?

It's a pretty plain question. You agree we hit a plateau. We think it's due to some kind of failing or missed opportunity that requires strategic action. You think it's an inevitability. What are you doing here then? I'm naive enough to waste my time fighting the inevitable. What's your excuse?

OK, think I finally understood what you mean. My point is that a plateau is not always evil. (I will not go into theoretical discussions of why here). What I am doing here is not just idly socializing, but considering how to ensure for the plateau not to turn into a decline or slippery slope or something worse. And this also requires strategic action. Like, how to run fast enough for just to stay in place. :-) P.S. I don't know what you meant under the word "here" in your question, but in my reply it means "in this talk page".