I also consider myself largely self-taught in the subjects I genuinely enjoy and work with today - despite my academic degrees. Looking back on my academic years, I realize I “vibeschooled” quite a bit (or the pre-AI equivalent of it)—mostly because I was studying things I didn’t care about, with my main motivation being just to pass. The point I was tying to make on the post is that “vibelearning” in the same way as “vibecoding” (where code is the actual output) is inherently contradictory if it doesn’t result in actual, retained knowledge. When you vibelearn the wrong way, it’s easy to confuse the appearance of learning with actual knowledge retention.
Great point about "going back and forth" under a teacher guidance. I haven't thought about this before, but I'm sure this is a great way of reinforcing learning and broadening perspectives. It's another behavioral dynamic that's hard to replicate through tech alone.