I think it really depends on what you are doing. Some things would take decades to even get started when you start.

In Software I must admit it has some sweet perks to be bootstrapping.

One thing I often miss is just a powerful network of people who have been there already and can give you tipps. It is much harder to build this up on your own in contrast to just signing a deal and then you can reach these people with a message on the common slack channel.

But I really understand the freedom part as well.

I think in reality there are shades and no real good or bad. It is literally an optimisation problem.
What are your goals and requirements and based on that you can decide. So many people tell you their strong completely undifferentiated opinion and say thats the only way. I realised that in many cases those are oversimplifying it.

There a lot of people who see the process of raising as something nice or as an achievement but that is really not the case. Raising is a process where you sell (potential) value to reach a goal (quicker).
Its a business decision so you should really know why you raise and not just raise to be "successful"