Everyone is talking about vibe coding.
Before that, it was “AI will change everything.” Now it’s “developers are no longer needed,” “SaaS is dead,” “everyone will build their own software.”
I don’t fully agree.
From day one, I’ve believed this: AI doesn’t replace people — it amplifies them.
The gap between high performers and low performers won’t shrink. It will widen.
Because how someone works is not a tool problem. It’s a character problem.
There’s also an uncomfortable truth we don’t talk about enough.
In business, it’s always been this way: 20% of the people do 80% of the work.
AI doesn’t change that rule. It reinforces it.
The top performers don’t get replaced by AI — they get multiplied by it.
But for average or below-average performance, the margin for error is shrinking fast.
Not because AI is “taking jobs,” but because it makes mediocrity visible — and unnecessary.
That said, I don’t think vibe coding is “wrong.”
In the right hands, it can be incredibly powerful. It lowers the barrier to experimentation. It helps people prototype faster, automate small tasks, and test ideas that would otherwise never leave a notebook.
For some roles, that’s a real advantage.
But I want to challenge one assumption:
Should everyone really be building their own apps?
Should a lawyer spend limited time coding tools instead of becoming a better lawyer? Should a doctor focus on building software rather than improving patient outcomes? Should sales, HR, or operations teams shift their energy from impact to infrastructure?
I don’t think that’s where real value is created.
Building software is not just about making something work. It’s about maintaining it, securing it, scaling it, integrating it, and owning it over time.
That part doesn’t run on “vibes.”
Real progress happens when:
- Lawyers use AI to be better lawyers
- Doctors use AI to be better doctors
- Sales teams use AI to sell better
- HR teams use AI to build better organizations
Not when everyone tries to become a part-time developer.
AI is at its best when it strengthens your core expertise, not when it distracts you from it.
The future won’t belong to people who use the most tools. It will belong to people who use the right tools, in the right place, with the right focus.