The difference is that nostr feels more human and social, whereas other networks feel performative and fake. On nostr, the people are the algorithm. It is the people that find what they like and share it, zap it, etc. This “people algo” if you can call it that, rewards people and content that form genuine and authentic connections with other people, because that’s what people want. In contrast, on networks like X or IG, you have a centrally controlled algorithm that pushes/rewards certain content and certain users over others to maximize views and impressions for advertisers, because that’s what they advertisers want, and those platforms need the advertising revenue.