His tech-savvy wife still pays for a SaaS app instead of vibe-coding it — why SaaS isn't dead
jonathan_wilke · x · 2026-10-14
thekitze argues SaaS subscriptions survive the AI era with a telling anecdote: his wife, a former QA who subscribes to multiple AI tools and can vibe-code, still paid for a driving-test learning app because 'someone already did the work.'
- Most users want finished, maintained products, not self-assembled tools
- Near-zero creation cost doesn't translate into willingness to create
- jonathanwilke endorsed the take as spot-on about how the SaaS model came together
A useful market signal for indie builders: lower production barriers don't end paying demand.
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