The homesteading you describe is great as a hobby, but if it actually replaces those pointless paper shuffling jobs, you can expect a precipitous drop in at least our traditional standard of living.
There are a LOT of people "working" who are not really contributing to our traditional standard of living.
The conspicuous consumption of the Kardashian Age is not a good thing. We consume more than we produce.
So, yes, I'm not at all opposed to some change in our current way of life. Much of the work that people do is barely work at all.