Anyone think going independent is actually a bad idea

Been looking through posts about CPAs starting their own practice and most people seem pretty optimistic about it. From what I can see you can expect to make good income after around 2-3 years if you have solid tax experience before jumping in

But I notice there aren't many people warning against it or sharing nightmare stories which seems weird since we accountants usually love our job security. My question for other CPAs and accountants - is the independent route actually as stable as it looks once you survive those first few rough years or am I missing something here

The lack of negative posts is making me suspicious that maybe people just don't want to admit when things go wrong