The Vibe Shift: From 'I Can't Code' to 'Give Me An Hour

A 5-Part Series on How Regular People Are Building Their Way Out of Daily Frustrations

Part 1: "88% Satisfied: The Numbers That Made Me Stop Panicking About AI"

88% of people vibe coding are satisfied with what they're building. Meanwhile, I'm over here googling "what is vibe coding" for the third time this week.

Yes, third time.

Because apparently my brain refuses to hold onto the definition.

A new study just dropped:

75% of tech workers are already using vibe coding tools.

That didn't exist at the beginning of 2025.

Let that sink in.

While I'm still trying to understand what it is, three-quarters of tech workers are already building with it.

Here's what stopped me cold:

88% satisfaction rate.

Not "it's okay." Not "it'll do." Satisfied.

However, what is truly shifting my perspective on this, these aren't just tech bros building the next crypto-whatever.

They're regular people solving Tuesday problems:

→ Pickle ball score tracking

→ "How many layers should I wear?" (85,000 users!)

→ Bedtime story generators

→ Carb counters

Real people. Real problems. Real solutions.

Built in hours, not months.

And suddenly I get it.

Vibe coding isn't about becoming a developer. It's about becoming unstuck.

It's about that moment when you think "I wish there was an app for..." And realising you can build it by dinner.

Remember my 3-hour struggle trying to understand vibe coding? My pressure to know EVERYTHING about AI?

Maybe I've been asking the wrong question.

Instead of "What is vibe coding?" Maybe I should ask "What problem would I fix today?"

Because while I'm googling definitions, people are building solutions.

The revolution isn't in the technology. It's in the permission.

Permission to build badly. Permission to solve small. Permission to not be a developer.

75% adoption in less than a year tells me something:

We weren't waiting for better tools. We were waiting for someone to say "you can do this too."

What tiny frustration have you accepted as "just how things are"?

Because apparently, 88% of people who stopped accepting that are pretty happy with their decision.

This is part of a 5-Part Series on How Regular People Are Building Their Way Out of Daily Frustrations. Follow along by subscribing to find out more!