The joke that didn't land: vibecoding was supposed to resurrect 15-year-old dead Kickstarter games
nptacek · x · 2026-10-10
A quip making the rounds: when vibecoding took off, there should have been a wave of dead Kickstarter game projects from 15 years ago finally shipping — but it never happened, because shame and avoidance are still more powerful than any coding tool. A sardonic take on the 'anyone can build a game now' narrative.
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