A curated life

One of the discussions I remember reading about etsy when it was first starting out what about the basically non-curated nature of the beast - anyone could post works for sale and there wasn't one overarching master dictating that this is in but that's out.  To be honest, this is not my favourite thing about etsy. Nor about thrift stores nor flea markets nor garage sales. All of which could be considered events or places that are not curated.
And, given the strange exercise my brain is considering, I continue, by starting to contrast this with some spaces and places that I consider to be, essentially, curated.  Places that would fit the bill in this case: poppytalk, cut+paste, buyolympia all seem to be put together with thought about themes and ideas and trends.  There are secondhand stores out there that do it too - preloved is a great example of this, potentially, though they are creators as well as keepers of their artifacts.
The truth is, although there may be a price difference, I prefer spaces that are curated, those where someone has taken the time to form ideals and set in motion what they think those should look like.  Good designers, people who are able to make their homes something really special essentially become curators of their own personal collections, weeding out what doesn't fit, making room for what does, making sure that everything is displayed to its best advantage.
Curators who are working on a personal scale seem able to do what their professional cohorts do, as well, find unexpected glowing treasures among the messes of the open spaces.  Maybe it's a skill I am needing to learn.