You might enjoy this article on Edge. It doesn't directly address curation, but the trends it describes are probably a lot of what feeds the frustration you describe - which I share to an extent. Personally, I think the curation vs. creation concept is a false dichotomy altogether. http://www.edge.org/conversation/infinite-stupidity-edge-conversation-with-mark-pagel
On You Are Not a Curator, You Are Actually Just a Filthy Blogger
You might enjoy this article on Edge. It doesn't directly address curation, but the trends it describes are probably a lot of what feeds the frustration you describe - which I share to an extent. Personally, I think the curation vs. creation concept is a false dichotomy altogether. http://www.edge.org/conversation/infinite-stupidity-edge-conversation-with-mark-pagel