Andrej Karpathy recently shared a quote that struck a chord: “You can outsource your thinking, but you cannot outsource your understanding.”
This perfectly reflects the reality of “vibe coding.” While accessible, it has essentially become a glorified “Hello World” for beginners. Assembling code like LEGO bricks doesn’t equal building a true product, and people consistently underestimate the immense gap between a fleeting idea and a real-world solution.
Fortunately, the landscape is open and vast. There is room for all of us to find our niche, as long as it is grounded in genuine understanding.
Acquiring that understanding is difficult, but it is the one thing we cannot fake.