LucasZhou

I see this pattern all the time with creators and small teams (and lived it myself):

You start with Google Docs + Google Sheets because:

• they re free

• everyone knows how to use them

• we ll switch later when it gets serious

Fast forward a few months and suddenly you have:

If you use AI dev tools daily, you ve probably felt this:

You start a new session and immediately have to re-explain:

• what the project is

• what you already tried

• why certain decisions exist

• what not to repeat

Not because the AI is bad.
Because the workflow forgets.

The shift toward "Vibe Coding" feels like we ve finally moved from being construction workers to being conductors. We are spending less time fighting syntax and more time sculpting the "intent" of our software.

However, as I ve been leaning into this AI-native workflow, I ve noticed a recurring tension that I d love to get the community s take on:

1. The "Black Box" Debt: When we "vibe" our way through a feature in 20 minutes that used to take 4 hours, are we unknowingly inheriting technical debt that will haunt us when the "vibe" inevitably breaks?