I don't really disagree with the idea that there's value in curation. And I even think there's some value in gatekeeping. Sometimes, at least.

But the timing is really funny here, given the massive success Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is currently experiencing. People have found this game - and it's not by curation. It's by massive word of mouth, as people who try the game tend to tell all their friends about it. In the case where something is really good, people find out about it without curators.

Curators are good for finding some stuff. But the ones so good that everyone talks about? You'll find them anyway.