Everyone Thinks AI Will Replace Us. They’re Wrong. Here’s Why. 🫡

Most people think AI will take over every tech job, and knowing code is irrelevant… I strongly disagree. Let me explain why.

AI can write code faster than most of us, sure. But three skills matter more than ever in a world where everyone just “vibes” it:

1. Design Taste

2. Thinking through systems

3. Debugging

🔹 Design Taste 🎨

AI can execute your design, but taste is what drives it to execute correctly in the first place. Pursuing quality is still rare — I’d say less than 10% of people actually care about quality.

(Everyone can design, only a few have taste.)

🔹 Thinking through systems ⚙️

AI can code, but understanding how it should work is the essence of the product itself. Miss this, and all the fancy UIs in the world are useless.

(If this is wrong, doesn’t really matter which GPT you use…)

🔹 Debugging 🐞

AI will still make mistakes. I’ve spent 2+ hours chasing a single bug that AI generated. How do you fix it if you don’t understand what the code is doing?

(Been there, spent 2 hours on one bug last week 🤦‍♂️)

The common thread across all three? Describing your thoughts clearly.

Without it, AI (and humans) won’t “get it.”

Another insight:

Thinking through systems + Debugging = problem-solving superpowers.

Put simply: AI can’t replace your brain… yet.

And yes, Design Taste is rare. But the best designers also understand how that design actually becomes real code.

Because in the end, code is the ultimate reality.

So while everyone posts about the latest GPT model, a smarter way to get ahead is:

Ship something. Design something. Debug something. Put your thoughts into words.

Here’s my 3-step cheat to save hours while vibe coding:

1. Write your thoughts in bullet points → 1 line per point max.

2. Feed it to @Pretty Prompt → it structures your prompt for AI + fills gaps.

3. Apply the improved prompt to Lovable, Base44, or your tool of choice.

Real example:

I spent 2 hours debugging an issue on our website with Cursor… then I used Pretty Prompt.

Boom. 🤯 Cursor understood immediately. See here the real prompt used to debug.

📊 Quick stats from my experience:

• ~4 hours saved per week

• ~2x less credits used with (pretty) structured prompts

• 100% better understanding of my own thoughts when bullet-pointed first

AI isn’t taking over yet.

Learn to design. Learn to think through systems. Learn to debug.

And most importantly, learn to describe your thoughts clearly.

Thanks for reading 👋