On the positive side, Nostr projects have brutally-low operating costs, which is incredibly sustainable. That's why it's been going for nearly 5 years on nothing but shitposts, cat pics, dev fights, and Bitcoin dust. And it has been getting steadily better.

The other projects need tens of millions of users and millions of dollars of donations, to even justify their existence and cover costs. If our stuff ever takes off, the financial upside is ginormous.