I'm honestly on board with that too for stories, it's just harder to squeeze into the that history of the character that people are so attached to.
This is a good analysis, well said.
I personally value the idea of Superman just trying to make the world a better place, "no job too big, no job too small," regardless of whether or not his actions are "legal". But I can see why that idea fell by the wayside a little as Superman got more and more powerful.