I think that compresses the nuance too much. I think of vibe coding like this:

Back in the day, the C64 bedroom coder wasn't trying to "disrupt" anything. They were making something that worked for them, modifying example code (usually...poorly) and then sharing it. That's how the demo scene started. I was there Gandalf, 3000 years ago.

The pride was in the craft, not the pitch deck.

The difference between that and the "we shipped" crowd isn't that the C64 coders don't want recognition - it's that they weren't substituting the performance of shipping for the thing itself.

Or using a woodworking analogy; you want people to appreciate the dovetail joint, not the Instagram reel of you cutting it.

If you made the dovetail joint, it's obvious. Does which tool you used particularly matter? Shouldn't I independently assess the quality of the joint regardless?

It's very trendy right now to be anti-ai everything, and I get that, but we're at risk of missing the forest for the trees here.

AI is a force magnifier and it's not going anywhere. Take the same due diligence with projects you see here you do with other areas of your life - if it sounds too good to be true etc etc.

I hate being the wowser police on this, but from where I sit both the "FuckAI" and "we just shipped... curious to hear" crowds have the same issue.