I don’t actually think I frame that as the only alternative. There’s nuance on the article. It’s a bit up to you how to interpret it. Some options are:
He would have actually kept the job if he hadn’t slacked off the final week, and kept using AI.
The job was not a good fit for him anyway because the vibecode-heavy workspace virtually required using AI. But that doesn’t meant that there wouldn’t be other jobs for him (he gets one at the end btw).
He might have been able to get by without AI if he didn’t go through his gargantuan vimwiki project for 3 weeks.
But you frame the only alternative as “use the AI tools we tell you to”.
I don’t actually think I frame that as the only alternative. There’s nuance on the article. It’s a bit up to you how to interpret it. Some options are: