馃殌Like vs. Boost on fedi: Want to support someone? Choose your button wisely.
鉂わ笍 Like (Favorite): Private. This tells only the poster you appreciate the post. It does not share the content.
馃攣 Boost (Share): Public. This is the mechanism that pushes the post into the feeds of all your followers (and beyond). It creates amplification.
The Rule of Power: To genuinely scale a message and show public support, always Boost. Likes are private compliments; Boosts are public action.