Managers invented vibe coding decades ago.
The workflow was always:
The manager has vision
Explains it to engineers
Engineers write code
Manager tests the vibe
"This doesn't feel right, fix it"
Repeat
Sound familiar?
LLMs didn't create this pattern. They just replaced which side writes the code.
The only difference: now developers are the ones saying "hmm, feels off" instead of defending their implementation to someone who's never seen a line of code.
We've come full circle.
The deep and nuanced ability to understand and internalize cultural norms, values, ways of thinking, subtle social cues, and contextual behaviour across diverse groups remains one of the hardest, most underrated, and persistent human-only skills in design. #UX#UXR
Cristiano Ronaldo was never the Media Goat, he always had the streets tho, and he'll always have that. A boy from Madeira, who struggled for dinner every night, became a billionaire. A player who had the entire system Rigged against him, became the Goat. That's his legacy.
User testing isn't the only method for user research.
Here are 7 other research methods you can use. π
1. Field study
2. A/B Testing
3. Contextual Inquiry
4. Interviews
5. Diary Study
6. Surveys
7. Card Sorting