Honestly at this point, I think nostr needs a more diverse userbase to succeed. The protocol seems pretty solid, it seems like we have enough relays for the time being, and a lot of different applications have been developed.

If I want to use this as my social media, however, it's hard since most accounts I find are always posting about Bitcoin and Nostr itself. And I'm not super into cryptocurrency. Most of my following list is from the mastodon bridge or bots for that reason.

I love the protocol but if the user base doesn't change at all I may find myself back on activitypub self hosting.