Is this not why we have various playlists and sources that attempt to filter out the less than stellar, get the new and potentially interesting, or otherwise make it so you don't have to put the time in yourself to discover things?
You still can. Will be new to you, and you can share that with others. Some of them could even be more algorithm based and thus still get you all the hipster cred for being among the earlier to hear with mortal ears.