> they'd rather vibe code themselves than trust an unproven engineering firm

You could cut the statement short here, and it would still be a reasonable position to take these days.

LLMs are still complex, sharp tools - despite their simple appearance and proteststions of both biggest fans and haters alike, the dominating factor for effectiveness of an LLM tool on a problem is still whether or not you're holding it wrong.

I’m following exactly, but the parent commenter is off on a tangent unrelated to the topic.

We’re not taking about the parent commenter, we’re talking about unskilled Kickstarter operators making decisions. Not a skilled programmer using an LLM.