This is as a thought provoking piece by Ansel who I am a big fan of.
Every hour spent vibe coding is an hour not spent on the work that compounds your edge. That tradeoff is the essence of opportunity cost. Time is the scarce resource. If your highest-value activity is selling, writing, managing clients, researching, or leading a team, then time diverted into building an app is time taken from the activity that moves your scoreboard.
Comparative advantage says you are most valuable when you spend your time where your relative strength is greatest. AI can help you write code, but it does not erase your unique advantages in domain knowledge, relationships, judgment, and distribution. A real estate agent who wins listings, a nurse manager who improves staffing outcomes, or a researcher who generates trusted insights creates more value by deepening those strengths and partnering with a builder, not by becoming a part-time software engineer.
Made me rethink my approach to leaning to code. Maybe I am best not wasting my time and money on a Replit app.