Can't speak too much to that as I'm new myself. Finally realized that despite it being crypto folks talking it up this wasn't yet another application needlessly using web3 to make something cost money that needn't. Glad to have realized it wasn't! 

 Social media protocols don't need a token 

 That's how I feel but there are some that seem to feel otherwise. Thrilled that Nostr is different.

https://dappradar.com/rankings/social