I agree. Which is worse: never getting hired by google, or getting hired, working for a few years making a great or even outsized salary and then getting laid

I agree. Which is worse: never getting hired by google, or getting hired, working for a few years making a great or even outsized salary and then getting laid off after getting great experience? - or never having had the opportunity to in the first place? An awful lot of people would prefer the first scenario and will come out ahead.