Tis the same, no?
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Is it? IDK if these are separate kinds or something... If I use Coracle to just "quote" a post and put nothing else in there, does Amethyst consider that a "boost"?
No, they are two different things. I think Coracle leaves them out intentionally. They add nothing of value to the original post, while quote-posting gives the opportunity to add your own comments.
Well interesting perspective to say they "add nothing of value"... I actually think they are distinct things, and I wouldn't necessarily make a value judgment between them.
Quote post is creating a separate forum for discussion in the comments. Boost says "discuss this post at the post itself, not in my feed." Those are distinct intentions.
For instance, I'm probably more inclined to "quote post" Mastodon stuff bridged over, because 99% of the time you can't comment there anyway.
That's actually an excellent point about quote-posts creating a separate thread for comments, while boosts do not.
A lot of folks just see boosts as low-effort, which only serve to move a post many people already saw back up to the top of the timeline without anything new being added to the discussion.
Personally, I see the value of boosting separately from quote-posting, and I am glad Nostr has both options in most clients. I generally boost content that was posted at minimum an hour prior, and therefore may be beyond where anyone currently online would scroll, and which is worth reading on its own merits, without any additional comments required.
I do tend to quote-post more than boost, though.