Is There Any Hope Of Independence For Me?

You need to pick an area that either is, or you can make, a special interest. You will then do more and know more than other people and you will become good at it.

If you like coding, it will not that hard to become good. Then people will want to pay you.

But you will have to pick something and apply yourself a bit.

You won't get something handed to you on a plate.

Jobs are where people pay you to do something, so you need to be able to do something or demonstrate you will be able to learn how to do something.

I'm assuming you're not attempting to contradict anything I have said in this reply, and merely offer general advise or perform some illocutionary act that you deem good under some norm.

Just for the sake of both offering greater context and generating conversation: I have a SI I've invested a lot of sustained study and practice into. In fact (and this might in part be naive ego), I think my level of skill on this field rivals the relevant experts from where I live.

Even so, my confidence (meaning credences) of getting a job, even in this area, is very low.

(I'm also not trying to contradict anything you have said. This entire reply is just some illocutionary act.)

I'm assuming you're not attempting to contradict anything I have said in this reply, and merely offer general advise or perform some illocutionary act that you deem good under some norm.

Just for the sake of both offering greater context and generating conversation: I have a SI I've invested a lot of sustained study and practice into. In fact (and this might in part be naive ego), I think my level of skill on this field rivals the relevant experts from where I live.

Even so, my confidence (meaning credences) of getting a job, even in this area, is very low.

(I'm also not trying to contradict anything you have said. This entire reply is just some illocutionary act.)

Yes, but to a limited extent.

Assuming Alpha  could be profitable, could you partner with, or pay someone, to take care of the stuff you are not interested in?

Hmm.

The thing I'm interested in, and good at (let's call it Alpha), is something that can be divorced from any materially productive act and be done without any evidence of you having done it be generated.

I have a diminished interest in people, so I indulged in Alpha in that exact way, and in solitude.

To make my skills in Alpha profitable (assuming that is even likely given the nature of Alpha), I would have to learn additional skills such as: marketing, writing, some level of social skill, etc., but I basically have the opposite of a Special Interest relation with this kind of stuff.

(The stipulations from the last reply remain.)

If you don't have the formal qualifications, track record or references to demonstrate to a prospective employer that you have some ability to add value to their business, then it is hard for them to put you above others that do.

However, there are other means to demonstrate this, e.g. by doing stuff online, with written articles or creating a website that shows your work. But something will be required as else you are an unknown quantity.

Some coding jobs have coding tests as part of the interview (which is not common for other jobs) which can allow people with ability to shine, but you have to get an interview.

You may need to start somewhere and work your way up. It is possible to progress quickly in the right places and with some judicious moves.

If that is not of interest but you are still sure you are an expert, the you will have to form your own company. It means you will need something to sell, which does not need to be physical as knowledge or intellectual property are sellable, a plan to sell it and the means to reach customers, plus the ability to engage with people or to employ someone who can. You will also need to navigate some of the legal and contractual hurdles.