A friend of mine recently summed up very well why product people love vibecoding so much. We love that the time between an idea and testing a hypothesis has been reduced dramatically. Sure, not everything we create can make it into production, but testing an idea on mom, friends, and other product people has become significantly easier.
And you know why we love testing hypotheses?
Because product people are dopamine junkies. Oh, if we have some uncertainty, we can stay up all night trying to resolve it. And, of course, we can tell the public, "Oh, who needs this job? All the decent people haven't worked for a long time."
And then that non-worker sits there, single-handedly churning out an app that generates banners for three months. Just in case, I'm talking about another friend of mine who literally disappeared from our parties for three months and almost quit drinking!
And of course, product managers don't need money to spend on expensive cars or other trash. No, expensive cars are great, but that's not what we dream about. We dream of SOLVE A PROBLEM. Like, a big one. Imagine a pill, you take it, and the hair on your ass stops growing. How about that?
But a product manager sits there and thinks about how to implement it. So that the economy works out. He's been thinking for so long that he's already sat on three chairs, completely worn out, his hair is all gone, and he doesn't need a pill.
And of course, we can't talk about dopamine junkies without mentioning the main one: Elon Musk, the sun of our skies. What, do you think he needs all those 700 billion on ketamine? The guy sleeps in his office, and his only human pastime is making babies and coming up with funny names for them. It's just that when you start doing big things, you stop being interested in "ordinary" things. And Elon, who launched a car into space, a rocket onto a platform, money into your friend's wallet, and a hand from his heart to the sun, simply doesn't understand what else is fun in life. So he has to explore Mars, create DOGE, and test the limits of permissible stock market manipulation.
So, that's the point. If you're a Vibecoder, remember my friend's advice: drugs will be cheaper.
