The problem with that is that the Boost System is on the decline in a serious way.

Very few stories are getting boosted these days and the ones that are don't make the kind of money boosted stories used to.

The editor of a very popular Medium pub recently said that the stories receiving boosts used to earn hundreds of dollars and now earn $25-$100.

That's just not enough for a well-researched and well-written story, even if it is lucky enough to be boosted