It's a high risk - high reward thing.

The main benefit being a salary slave is the garantee of a steady income, you won't get rich from it but (hopefully) not poor either. (low risk - low reward).

It's a baseline that is missing when your unemployed/living off crypto/interest what not. And fear and other bad feelings can come in playing havoc if it takes too long.

I hope you'll take the right fortuituous decisions in the future :)