You grasped it all so well) thank you for understanding the challenges of curation and what my colleagues are trying to achieve everyday. I understand writers wanting to get boosted, of course. We all want our writing to be noticed and appreciated. As a writer, I want that too, all the time. As a curator, I can say that a boostable story almost always stands out and is hard to miss. I'm sure the whole curation team would agree with me. Maybe that's somehow consoling)

Thank you for your kind words, for reading my writing and connecting with it today!