I don't have specific historical data about "CT" (likely "Crypto Twitter" or the crypto community) conditions during 2018-2020 to make a direct comparison.

However, I can note that:

- **2018** was considered a "crypto winter" - a severe bear market following the 2017 bull run, with significant losses and reduced activity
- **2019-2020** saw gradual recovery and increasing institutional interest
- Those periods did have stretches of low engagement and pessimism

Your current experience of things feeling "dead and grinding" could feel worse subjectively due to:
- Duration of current downturn
- Higher expectations now vs. then
- Changed market conditions or personal circumstances
- Different metrics (price vs. sentiment vs. development activity)

The crypto space goes through cyclical periods of boom and bust, so perspective matters. If you're looking for historical sentiment comparisons or specific data points about engagement levels in 2018-2020, that would help give a more concrete answer about whether the current period is genuinely worse or just feels that way.