It took a good 2 years of effort to get any traction on Twitter, until the algorithms made it completely opaque and engagement went into a freezer.

Nostr was quite a bit quicker, but the world is smaller here. But it does take effort. Biggest difference is discovery of people, that's simpler, but harder. The only algorithm you have is what people you follow repost, and maybe hashtags, but that is a hit or miss for me.