> "Vibe coding" can break through that barrier. But not because the problem being solved needs that complexity. Because the process does not drive itself towards compact abstractions.

It's the infinite AI monkeys at a computer keyboard phenomenon.

Or the car on the highway that bumps left and right on the guardrails until, eventually, it arrives at its destination and nearly everybody is amazed at that great success.

The AI kool-aid drinkers are going to answer: "but that's how human code too".

And I'm really not sure about that.