^ This.
We're getting close to one month since he's made the statement about "trying" to find Santa's little helpers (again). One could argue that he's trying to find people without us knowing, somewhere...somehow. What he could or should do, realistically, is to use F95 and similar forum's very own "hiring" sections, for example. He could also come up with a quick post à la "WANTED: Lusty & Passionate - Hiring world class writer and DAZ magician to carry me and my needlessly heavy wallet to success." on his Patreon and Subscribestar pages. But he won't. And he'll likely ignore every e-mail coming from writers and developers (again).
My opinion? This statement was made to lighten the mood of his patrons, spreading false hope to calm the angry mob. There are several theories on why he's doing this (again), but going deeper into it will only cause another 20 pages long war, so I'll stop it here and go drink a refreshing cup of coffee instead.