*The Pattern Replicator
To quote Richard Campbell: "Computers are amplifiers."
So let's be clear:
AI doesn’t improve your system. It continues it.
If the pattern is clean, it scales clarity.
If the pattern is broken, it scales dysfunction—beautifully formatted, semantically named dysfunction.
That’s the danger.
It replicates everything:
Inline functions that should be services
Defensive props on components that should be deleted
Patterns you meant to fix later, now baked into every new line
And it does it without resistance.
Because the code looks right.
No red flags. No typos.
Just subtle misfits stacking on top of each other until you’re buried in clean, wrong logic.
You used to feel it—used to wrestle with the system.
Now the system slides forward like it’s on rails.
And if you're not paying attention, it takes you somewhere you never meant to go.*
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The Vibe Coding Paradox
My last PR for Nudges was +96 −312, touched 38 files, and was about 90% vibe coded. And I’m confident...
