everyone acts like shipping is the hard part.

it's not.
shipping is table stakes now. vibe coding got you there in a weekend.
the gap nobody talks about: working code and working products are different species.
one runs without errors.
the other runs without confusion, without drop-off, without "wait, what does this do?"
the 'just ship it' crowd optimized for the launch screenshot.
not the second session. not the angry support email. not the moment a real user hits your happy path and exits anyway.
code is a solved problem. distribution isn't. onboarding isn't. retention isn't.
vibe coding lowered the floor. it didn't raise the ceiling.