Vibe Coding: The Final Form of Hyper-Individualism

A few days ago, I had to deal with the first "vibe coded" PR to my software. In this article, I reflect on this encounter, and analyze the social habitus of the "vibe coder." I conceptualize "vibe coding"—inexperienced users generating complex code via AI tools—as the final manifestation of hyper-individualism. Drawing on sociological frameworks, I argue that this practice disrupts open-source…