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The instant emergence of vibe-coded app-guide websites on top of the the vibe-coded apps themselves, it's like a turducken of obliterated human agency

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You give the non-vibe-coded apps and the organizations that created them far too much credit.

The cathedrals are burning. No doubt there will be collateral damage, but I think it’s a cleansing fire.

I guess it's a question of trust and maintenance, and bus-factor. Why would I trust a small one-person project (+agents) that might not exist in two months for anything serious?

Well yes, it's certainly a question of cost-value. Many cathedrals offer real value, but the ones that have used dark patterns and treat their users like blood bags can't be razed quickly enough.

It's remarkable how many "Anti-AI on principle" are willing to turn a blind eye if it means a funeral for Creative Suite.

I wonder how many of those are long time CS users

I read that as abliterated at first, and realized that I have read too many AI stories lately, and also that abliterating maybe applies to human agency as much as it does to AI refusal...

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