I don't equate curation with recommenders.

Back in 1989, when Byte Magazine was warning us of "infoglut", I decided that the most valuable job was the editor. I've seen no reason to change my mind since.

I ran the hub of a BBS network, moderated numerous forums, have run a few user / study groups, published a few zines / newsletters, was a (terrible) radio DJ, etc. I even work on recommenders for my day job.

I remain unimpressed. I've tried to be open minded about automated curation. But I've decided recommenders, as we know them, have topped out.