As one who has not been boosted, I have little to say on the matter. Almost all my previous articles were chosen for further distribution, so clearly the process of selection is different.
What I do like is that I can recommend, and so can you, other great writers. I chose three last week .Because I keep amazing articles it was easy. Each of them was different, but it was hard t recommend one without doing the same for the others. I hope they get boosted. They are far better writes than some I have seen boosted...but that's only my opinion. :)