I agree with your assessment.
I started awhile ago shifting to 'we can store anything in the blocks for free' (since you stake to get RC, then power down and sell the stake, you now have a "free" hosting solution.
I like INDEPENDENCE as well.
I pretty much like anything that isn't 'come make money', and I think you have given better reasons why in this post than I ever have.
Thank you for what you do, keep it up!