I agree. They said they were adjusting the Boost earnings bonus downwards - I don't think it should exist at all. The bonus comes from the extra reads, surely. Although some compensation is needed for the fact that the Boost actually brings down your read ratio by spreading the story further, inevitably to more people who might click on it and not read. They could just set a default minimum read ratio of 60% attributed to any boosted story, and pay it at that rate, or the actual figure if higher.