I heard it explained, to put it loosely, on the wbd podcast. I had to figure out absolutely everything myself from there, from creating an nsec to discovering clients. I don't think that's what you're talking about. I wasn't looking for a social media replacement nor did I stumble up on nostr by happenstance. I just happened to be at a point in my life where I realized traditional social media was toxic AF and I had already begun that off boarding process for myself. 

 I also heard about nostr here and there and figured out the rest by myself. I don't consider that "purple pilling"