I know that if I had talent I could create and distribute an album on my laptop and distribute it globally. We used to pay record labels for this. Now we pay them to stand in the way of artists and their fans.
Not just that, though. They also do promotion. How am I going to find out about your album?
You talk as if your way is fundamentally different. In both cases someone is curating what kind of music you hear for you because there are far too many bands to hear them all. The question is just who is making the selection for you.
Not just that, though. They also do promotion. How am I going to find out about your album?