Exactly, i think the greatest value here is composability like you say, the ownership of the network (take your contacts anywhere), and the openness of the protocol so that anyone can integrate or build on top. Censorship resistance is largely a result of how those things are achieved and is also hugely valuable, but by itself isn’t the “killer app,” imo.
Where I think Nostr will shine is the ability to have platform-free identity and global payment “directory” so to speak. These are exactly the things we are integrating into our own project.