But Ansel is making the case that  it doesn’t increase productivity when people are vibe coding as a side hustle. 

I don’t disagree agree with your point. I was vibing for a bit to make my dream application but it wasn’t going to increase my productivity or bring value to me in any monetary way. 

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econ

Economic Arguments Against Vibe Coding

I like Ansel too but this is a terrible take

Coding, vibe or otherwise, is just a means to an end. Code is a manifestation of creativity, creativity that is informed by your unique domain knowdge/relationships/judgement/distribution

Vibe coding makes applying your uniqueness faster or more accessible, which means more people can try things in the market more often.

Time is indeed the scarcest resource, vibe coding is leverage on that time. It reduces the cost of experimentation which insures actually good ideas can be proven faster.