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"Freelancing" is a bit of a catch-all term so it's tough to give you a simple answer, and your success working independently will probably rely on several factors.

1 - Is your skillset relatively rare or in demand in a freelance market?

2 - How easy or difficult will it be for employers to find you? This is related to how well you market yourself, how well networked you are within the market, whether an exchange (eg Upwork, Fiverr) of some kind exists for you to join, and whether or not you can use any "agents" or third-parties to broker deals and connect you with work.

3 - What is your 'end game' or primary criteria for the work that you want to do? Are you interested in work/life balance, money, control over what kind of work you do (and don't do), career progression, ability to take long breaks between work, remote work or digital nomad roles, etc.?

There are even more factors than this, but this is a start. I know countless people who have freelanced successfully for many years, and others who didn't like it at all. Every story is different.