I'm also unemployable yet able to program computers. Trying to find ways to get compensation for solo coding. With the odds of any payoff objectively so low a

I'm also unemployable yet able to program computers. Trying to find ways to get compensation for solo coding. With the odds of any payoff objectively so low and so distant, it's very hard even to motivate long-term persistent effort. Realistically it makes little difference whether one tries long-shots vs. just passively wait for something to change about the environment. --- If I had no worse problem than a 2 year gap, I'd simply lie. Make up a 2 year job during that time period. Get some real programmer friends to serve as references at a fake company. Pay them good money for their service so they take it seriously.