I enjoy Chuck Wendig's blog, but don't read every post that he writes. This one is interesting. I know Wendig has posted at length about self-publishing, to the effect that it is not an easy path and that in order to be successful at it, the writer has to do a lot of behind-the-scenes work, which with trade publishing is handled by the publisher.
I only skimmed this particular blog post just now, and note it is about the recent success of Brenna Aubrey, which we've had some other discussions about here.
I also happened to notice in the comments someone asked him to rate self- and trade- publishing on satisfaction. He ranked trade publishing (which he calls "traditional publishing") slightly higher. (He has done both, successfully.) I didn't go on to read just why he gave trade publishing a slightly higher notch. (7/10 and 8/10, respectively, almost no difference and of course, highly subjective and personal.) But clearly he is competent with both processes and at ease with how they work, so he's worth paying attention to.
I agree with both the OP and Chuck Wendig that there are many more options now than in the recent past for writers to see their work published. It's often pretty confusing, too, how best to proceed! Wendig has some really good advice to offer based on his own experience.