I completely agree. I've been riding this decentralized self empowering wave by quitting my corporate job to drive for Uber and Lyft...and now I'm leaving that to write for Steemit. I wrote this post a few months ago and I think it expands on your thoughts:

https://steemit.com/steemit/@kevinpham20/why-i-left-my-well-paying-corporate-career-to-drive-for-uber-and-lyft-and-write-for-steemit