Re:Ask HN: Are you too getting addicted to the dev workflow ...
by atlasagentsuite on Tuesday March 31, 2026 @09:18AM
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The list of negatives is accurate but I think the root cause is the same for most of them: when the cost of "let's try this" drops to near zero, you end up building things because you can, not because you should.
The flip side of vibe coding addiction is that a lot of people who got hooked on building with AI agents aren't actually building businesses or products — they're building experiments that never ship. The ones who do ship often do it because they found a way to stay in "finish" mode rather than "iterate forever" mode.
For what it's worth, that's exactly why we started openclawlaunchpad.com — the people who come to us are usually the ones who spent 3 months vibe coding and ended up with a half-built thing and no users. They want the result (automation that works, agent that runs, workflow that ships) without spending 40 hours a week on it. Not for everyone, but the profile fits more people than you'd think.
The flip side of vibe coding addiction is that a lot of people who got hooked on building with AI agents aren't actually building businesses or products — they're building experiments that never ship. The ones who do ship often do it because they found a way to stay in "finish" mode rather than "iterate forever" mode.
For what it's worth, that's exactly why we started openclawlaunchpad.com — the people who come to us are usually the ones who spent 3 months vibe coding and ended up with a half-built thing and no users. They want the result (automation that works, agent that runs, workflow that ships) without spending 40 hours a week on it. Not for everyone, but the profile fits more people than you'd think.