To have a discussion about the plusses and minuses of various forms of group action, though, is going to require discussing the current tools and services as they exist, rather than discussing their caricatures or simply wishing that they would disappear.
How we put our collective talents to work is a social issue, not solely a personal one.
Fame is simply an imbalance between inbound and outbound attention.
Publishing isn't a job anymore. It's a button.
The loss of control you fear is already in the past.
Curation comes up when search stops working.