People aren’t as opposed to paying as the loud people on the internet would suggest. Particularly if it is the best software around, hence why Photoshop, AutoDesk, etc have such a stranglehold. Even more so if you’re marketing to a business. Is a company really going to use a vibe coded app, or pay their engineer to spend time decompiling and reverse engineering your app while production grinds to a halt, and THEN somehow maintain vibe code, or are they just going to pay for the thing that works and that they can use right now? Similarly, game piracy has never been easier, but Steam makes money hand over fist. Many piracy sites I’ve seen refuse to crack indie games.

I’m not telling you what to do with your life though, it’s a gamble to be sure.