Nostr, Fountain, and Fold happened.

I've had issues and/or complaints about all 3. Bitcoin works, and lightning works, but the ancillary tech being built in this space has been wonky at best.

When you live in "this" space, everything is going to seem to not work. What does work is the centralized services offered by the likes of Google, Apple, etc... This isn't a judgment call in either direction; it's simply a statement of fact.