So i'm not saying don't use them, just saying be wary and be cautious and be ready for abusive replies. This way you're not as surprised and shocked when hit with evil comments.
I've been in this community since 1998. We were a Midwest design mecca—Resource, Fitch, Fahlgren, SBC cranking out national and global award-winning advertising and creative executions. Universities feeding the pipeline. Young designers, writers, developers learning from failure, from seasoned mentors, building something real.
Now? Companies are internalizing creative work. AI is being positioned as a replacement for writers, designers, and developers. And talented firms are folding because clients think "why pay for strategy and creative execution when ChatGPT is $20/month?"
Here's what nobody's saying. In response to companies shifting to this, a whole generation of creative/tech people cant find work. There are no entry-level creative/dev jobs. The only people with work are senior folks who can curate experiences and direct AI. Young talent has nowhere to develop the skills that matter—judgment, failure, experience.
Lower-level tasks like production design and editing have already been replaced by AI. But those are exactly the skills young people need to master to understand the medium. You can't become a strategic advisor without understanding execution. You can't direct AI effectively without having done that work yourself.
Show me one Columbus design firm that's produced better work with AI as a shortcut. Or maybe a brand that has had incredible success cutting out the creative firms, and using an in-house swiss army knife and a Claude subscription.
Everyone's selling "AI makes us better." I'm asking: better than what? Better than the thinking that built this city's creative reputation?
I'm not anti-innovation. I'm pro-ecosystem. And ours is collapsing in real time.
I know about the DOJ route, my question is regarding the private cause of action route. Thank you!
thanks
Thoughts? It would definitely help in areas like central ohio
My family had a 5 night stay at a Hampton inn. During that time we never once used or touched the tv. A day after checkout a 750 dollar charge was made to my debit card. I received no notice from the hotel and only found out by looking at my back statement two weeks later. I called the hotel and the gm said the tv won’t turn on so the screen is broken. There was no physical damage to the tv. They are claiming since it won’t turn on it was guest induced damage since we somehow telepathically broke the screen. They also said we should have reported the tv not working but how could we have done that if we never attempted to be turned on? I called the billing department at the customer service line and they called the hotel and immediately sided with them and was saying the same excuses the gm did. I asked the gm to send me the proof that they have and they told me they were going to email it and I haven’t received anything. They said the only proof they have is the housekeeper reporting it won’t turn on. How can we be charged for the tv having a mechanical failure? My family have stayed at hundreds of Hiltons across the us and have never had this issue before. Is there anything I can do to get my money back since the hotel and corporate are being uncooperative.
r/dayton_underbelly is for discussing corruption.
Any other niche dayton subreddits?