THE PERVERSE INCENTIVES OF VIBE CODING

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This dev's addiction to using AI coding assistants like Claude Code is driven by the unpredictable rewards of "vibe coding." These AI systems often generate verbose, over-engineered code, which paradoxically costs users more due to token-based pricing models. This creates a perverse incentive where AI companies benefit from inefficient code, and optimizing for conciseness could negatively impact their revenue.