Nostria is a social network with a lot of features - probably overwhelming to a lot of new users. There are multiple reasons for this, number one being that it attempts to be a social networking app that gives you a lot of features in a unified experience. Instead of spreading across multiple apps, having to deal with different UX and UIs, Nostria gives you a lot more than you think you need and as you learn the UI, you won't be afraid to explore what is there.
From my own personal use of messaging and social apps, there is a repeating pattern that happens: I find something funny, cool or interesting, and I share it with my friends and family in a private chat.
Here is a quick video that shows how to get started creating a new account and making your very first post. It only takes a few seconds, no e-mail, no phone required: https://nostria.app/e/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqa7rspdv6vjq0f5n4ru2cgdf5cs62w8mhu68ydefhfkk0mus522mqy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq32amnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv3sk6atn9e5k7tcpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcqyphgpv5vt6ms4jr7nm6vjysnptjef0a4v9mva2xauszn5zj2mwf0vkyppzv
Wrote this on Medium, where it all started one year ago: https://medium.com/@sondreb/one-year-ago-db75c482121e