I've successfully built projects that I had previously abandoned because the amount of tangential learning required felt overwhelming. With AI assistance, I'm now reaching goals that were once just beyond my grasp, which is an incredible feeling.

I think those who dismiss 'vibe coding' haven't tried to use it for something truly beyond their current skill set. There's also an implicit sneer in the criticism—a kind of 'Oh, so you need an AI to help you code?'—that misses the point entirely.

[btw: I used Deepseek to reword my original reply :)]