Judging by what I read in the comments, this is probably not a good time to go contracting/consulting which I believe is the primary formats of freelancing. An

Judging by what I read in the comments, this is probably not a good time to go contracting/consulting which I believe is the primary formats of freelancing. And I have something back in my head telling me that this time is different from 2001/2008 because of major geopolitical challenges ahead. I think the best way is to stick to full time jobs, hop every 2 years to prevent "layoff without a backup plan", reduce as much cost as possible and hopefully retire in ten years.