In real life, your friend tells you a moderately funny story that happened to him. You tell the friend, "nice story" (that's a like). Another friend tells you

In real life, your friend tells you a moderately funny story that happened to him. You tell the friend, "nice story" (that's a like). Another friend tells you a super funny story. You then go and tell other friends this same funny story. (that's a boost). Different real life things, that are captured by digital tools. What I have a problem with are quote tweets, which are like talking about someone in front of them, without including them in the conversation.