I don't know why you think the Savage clear rate is indicative of how many players there are. This tier, compared to Endwalker raids, is much less of a pain to prog because there are a lot fewer bodychecks. If you mess up, you usually either just kill yourself or your stack partner. Healers can actually save bad pulls again. People who are messing up a lot can also get carried much more easily.
The healers who are healing in my static are generelly fine with playing the role but I don't think either of them particularly loves it. This makes me a little sad because being fine with playing a role and actively loving it (like some are loving the new jobs and like I'm loving Dancer) are two very different things.
I want everyone to have fun while playing the game. Not just feel meh about it.