In addition to that, Ernest stated that "there is no connection between reputation points and sorting algorithms. It's just info in the profile" (link)
Why do you think we need to prevent people from boosting? Boost has more functions than just "super upvote," and a basic understanding of the system will make it clear that you'll be hitting them in different situations.
Fair :)
I was mostly just demonstrating that Boosts become part of your profile and thus a much more public endorsement. I should however probably have picked on kaseijin to show this, not as the person who replied.