Yes, you can use it like Twitter but the community here is smaller and more close-knit. Also there's zaps
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thank you teach me about nostr, that's amazing and interesting.
i want to try various and learn how to use this☺️
Some Japanese users have written a guide to Nostr
https://github.com/nostr-jp/welcome-nostr/tree/master
You may find it useful. Hope you have fun on Nostr 😊