Fredrick Brennan

Fredrick Brennan
Born	1994 (age 23–24) Albany, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Other names	"Hotwheels"
Known for	Founder of 8chan

Fredrick Brennan, also known by the nickname "Hotwheels", is an American software developer with brittle bone disease who founded the imageboard website 8chan.

Brennan was born in 1994 in Albany, New York, with osteogenesis imperfecta, commonly known as brittle bone disease, which stunted his growth and requires him to use a wheelchair. He estimates he had broken bones 120 times in his first 19 years, which caused great pain. His short arms prevent him from picking items off the floor or out of cupboards; Brennan uses mechanical reacher arms to reach into cabinets or to turn on water faucets.

Brennan comes from a multigenerational family with osteogenesis imperfecta. His mother, who has the same condition, gave birth to him via caesarian section. His parents divorced when Brennan was 5 years old; the children were in the father's sole custody until Brennan was 14, when they were placed into the New York State foster care system. Because of his hardships, Brennan wrote an article supporting the voluntary sterilization of people with similar severe inheritable genetic conditions. In the article Brennan states only The Daily Stormer, a white nationalist and Neo-Nazi organization, would agree to publish it.

His disability restricted his childhood play activities, so he was "hooked" on his first computer at the age of 6, and wrote his first independent computer program at the age of 13. Brennan was active in Internet culture from an early age, being introduced to 4chan in 2006.

In 2011 he helped mirror Encyclopedia Dramatica during its shutdown. In 2012 he joined Wizardchan, an Internet community for male virgins. He bought Wizardchan from the original administrator in March 2013 and owned it until September 2013, when he resigned after losing his virginity.

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