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here is the actual state of AI/vibe coding today:

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The post provides timely and relevant advice tailored to different career stages within the tech industry, particularly focusing on the impact of AI. The "it's 1995 right now" hook is provocative and encourages engagement by framing the current AI revolution as a significant historical moment, similar to the early internet era.

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This post breaks down the current state of AI and coding for different career stages. It advises non-technical individuals that learning is now more accessible, early-career software engineers to be alert to industry shifts and learn new AI tech, and those in their tech prime to embrace AI and innovation.

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1Introduction to the current state of AI/vibe coding.
2Advice for non-technical individuals on learning and building simple apps.
3Guidance for early-career software engineers to stay alert and learn AI tech.
4Advice for tech prime individuals to embrace AI and innovation.
5Concluding thought on the importance of building meaningful things.

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here is the actual state of AI/vibe coding today: if you are completely non technical the world has become your oyster. the cost of learning just went to zero. what used to cost $100k + 1,000 hours to learn can now be done in 2-6 months for free. BUT realistically you are mostly building static sites, gradually building up to extremely simple apps with 6 months grind. if you're early career SWE (1-4 YOE) whoa the tech world is chaos right now. don't get taken advantage of by some midwit startup founder trying to convince you to work insane hours for fake money. be alert. follow the news. teach yourself the latest AI tech. sniff out the currents and follow where the smart people are going. realize it's literally 1995 right now and 1% of your peers are gonna become millionaires while the rest are asleep at the wheel. don't take anything for granted. unless you're in a dead sprint, you're falling behind. if you're in your tech prime (5-20 YOE) fuck, you're a magician. no, more like an alchemist. things that were impossible forever before can now be your weekend creations. now you're a designer, a data scientist, a PM, a marketer. reimagining entire industries has suddenly become possible after an innovation desert for the last 10 years. this is the worst time to be lazy. resting on your laurels. if you're not losing sleep over AI, talking about AI at every happy hour, deeply integrating AI into your life, wtf are your doing? join a team building a future or chart your own path. but don't be fooled, bc building actual meaningful stuff is still hard as fuck. luckily, you're one of the few people who know how to do it.