Considering how the legal profession may be shifting, would it be wiser to become a paralegal instead of an attorney?

I’ve been a paralegal for a few years now and had originally done so in hopes of attending law school. I’ve read countless articles about how the legal profession is changing, that clients are demanding cheaper services, and how this is expanding the scope of paralegals insofar as paralegals can perform the same type of legal research, analysis and writing as attorneys do, and can do so at a reduced rate. Would it make sense to consider being a kick-ass paralegal, reading all the major law school texts, learning from attorneys, and transcending the notion that it is a “lesser” career than being an attorney, instead of going to law school?