Agreed, if we ignore the "wars" going on IRL right now. Conflict frequently brings vigor and drive and can bring new life into failing projects.

Also competition. The problem with competition in social media is that users can and often do use multiple platforms, so providing you are in the top 5, for example, your platform doesn't have to win.

Like Bitcoin, NOSTR only solves a problem that many people are unaware of or don't care about.

Bitcoin is gaining most ground in third world countries where traditional financial services struggle.

So it is for NOSTR, it is most powerful in highly censored regions due to its inability to be shutdown or censored. The interesting situation with this is that first world countries are becoming the most aggressive at censorship.