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You have to set up those backup codes and keep them in your wallet or somewhere independent of your phone and in your person at all times.
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I get your point, but believe it or not there's more email services than just Gmail
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Really, because I’ve been working to move off gmail for 5 years and it’s slim pickings.

I’ve tried fastmail, protonmail, outlook and they all suck. Gmail is probably the only google account I still use.

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I like fastmail but any provider worth using is going to have 2FA mandatory so that will be an issue regardless. Gmail was just a (popular) example.
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