“I have never wanted to be normal or ordinary. . . . I am running out of time to avoid being just another guy.”
Firstly, don’t take what I am going to say as a slam. I am 52 and want to be helpful. What I quoted above from you suggests a narcissistic tendency in your outlook. (That’s not just you - it’s pandemic these days!) Your primary focus in life seems to be on comparing yourself to everyone else, with an anxious need to be regarded as extra-extraordinary in your uniqueness.
Each of us is unique, but what really counts is that you DO work every day to support yourself and avoid being dependent on others - that alone is a worthwhile achievement. When you choose a spouse (wisely!) and begin to support children, your sense of purpose and worth will increase manifold. You can trust in that.
Hang in there, look forward and outward, and give yourself a break. 29 years is still youth in today’s world. You’re just about to come into your own as an adult.
Always remember that you are unique, but you are not special. You are entitled to nothing. Earn your living every day, no matter what it is you are doing.
The meaning of life is to live it. It’s no more difficult than that.
Read the Bible. Read A Purpose Driven Life. If they don't do it for you (they didn't for me-I just kept feeling like a failure because the epiphany never came), read Atlas Shrugged. The whole world opened up for me after that.