But you can do almost all that while working at Google. And imo, the stability makes it even easier to do so.

It's been my experience that Google is a super chill place to work, especially when you take advantage of the fact that you're just one cog among many.

You get 5 weeks pto plus 4 weeks work from anywhere. This year alone I'm going to the Arctic, Antarctica, and the Carribean. Including a 40 day stretch without internet. I couldn't imagine doing the latter in a startup.

And all the while getting paid and having the comfort to make plans knowing that I'll (probably) continue to do so in the future.