alt Hacker NewsWhat you describe sounds very pleasant and I am sure it leads to great results. I kind of envy you.
However, these two things are different: the kind of work that feels fulfilling, meaningful and even beautiful, versus: delivering the needed/wanted product.
A vibe coded solution that basically works, for a quarter of the cost, has advantages.
We can choose not to live in a throw-away society by first not treating our own work as throw-away.