I am 24yo self-taught Full-Stack Dev & 3D Artist with a terminal muscle disease. I have ~8-10 years left to live, and I'm building a tech studio from scratch. Ask me anything.
Hi Reddit. I am typing this from a cracked cell phone in my bedroom in Brazil. I am 24 years old and I have Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). It’s a severe, progressive genetic disease that destroys your muscles, drains your energy, and eventually attacks your heart. Statistically, people with my condition live to be around 30. My clock is ticking. Despite my physical body failing, my mind hasn't. I have an IQ of 125+. Since I couldn't go out like normal kids, I used the internet to build my brain. I taught myself fluent English just by watching YouTube. I taught myself Full-Stack Development (Node.js, Rust, React, PostgreSQL). I learned 3D animation (Blender, CGI, Cel-shading) and R&B/Rock music production. I even made it to my 5th semester of an Advertising degree before my body couldn't handle the commute anymore. Why I am here: I did everything society tells you to do to "overcome" a disability. I built a massive arsenal of high-income skills. But the traditional corporate market threw me away. Companies talk about "inclusive hiring", but the reality is they only want disabled workers if it's convenient. If a building isn't blocking me with stairs, the broken public transport system in my country blocks my wheelchair. The sheer physical exhaustion of just trying to commute leaves me with 0% cognitive energy to actually code. So, I realized: If the physical world doesn't want me, I have to build my own universe in the digital one. I am starting my own one-man creative studio. I want to code SaaS platforms, produce music, and create an animated series. But I am paralyzed by a stupid bottleneck: My computer died. I need exactly $150 to $200 a month to rent a powerful PC here in Brazil (RTX 3050) and afford basic survival costs so I can actually work before my time runs out. I refuse to die with all these ideas rotting in my head just because I didn't have a computer.
I recorded a short 8-minute video proving who I am and showing my face:
Unemployable at 24: My $200 plan to bypass the system.
I am an open book. Ask me anything about: Living with Duchenne and facing a shortened life expectancy. How I taught myself complex programming languages and 3D software without formal courses. The hypocrisy of corporate "diversity" and accessibility. My business model for my studio and how I plan to bypass the system. Life in a third-world country with a severe disability. Ask Me Anything!