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I see a correlation with how boring and sequelized movies, games, etc. have gotten over the years. Companies don't want to take chances anymore and play it saf

I see a correlation with how boring and sequelized movies, games, etc. have gotten over the years. Companies don't want to take chances anymore and play it safe for guaranteed money.

Roritharr 6y ago
It's not just companies, the buying decision factors the resale value in, which in turn is higher for the more boring colors. In general I feel the Internet had a dampening effect when it comes to lived creativity for a large part of society that does not actively value it this much. My gutfeeling tells me that for every person creating a YouTube Channel, or writing Blogposts, there are ten people that don't choose to do something creatively because they are faced with exhaustive choice and just select everything mostly economically.
_trampeltier 6y ago
A lot of clothes are these days black too. You see rarely someone who stand out in the crowd. Even the most people are dressed very well, it is totaly boring.
Broken_Hippo 6y ago
IN all honesty, though, if bright colors sold better, they'd have bright colors. I personally would rather have a boring colored car in most cases. The main reason I'm not currently choosy about color is because I buy used cars. The current car is a 20-year-old Toyota, purchased earlier in the summer. (The car gets used 2-4 times a month, and I don't drive due to oversight after moving overseas). And it isn't like companies don't offer choices. People are simply buying "boring" colors more often.
- m463 6y ago
  On the other hand, tesla doesn't offer many choices. Maybe took a page from the iphone colors playbook.
  - Broken_Hippo 6y ago
    Nope, I'm pretty sure that was taken directly from Henry Ford's playbook. Cars at one time were basically only sold in black. But the theory is the same as with the iphone and Tesla: If you are the wanted thing of the time, you don't have to offer so much. Luckily, there are a lot more choices - but I might have a skewed opinion on the choices. I'm in Norway, and electric vehicles are everywhere here (and the infrastructure is growing at a fast pace as well). Folks can always get an aftermarket paint job if they want, though.
aaron695 6y ago
I'd see the equivalence is more choosing video game characters, where you now have far more options.

I see a correlation with how boring and sequelized movies, games, etc. have gotten over the years. Companies don't want to take chances anymore and play it safe for guaranteed money.

Roritharr 6y ago

It's not just companies, the buying decision factors the resale value in, which in turn is higher for the more boring colors. In general I feel the Internet had a dampening effect when it comes to lived creativity for a large part of society that does not actively value it this much. My gutfeeling tells me that for every person creating a YouTube Channel, or writing Blogposts, there are ten people that don't choose to do something creatively because they are faced with exhaustive choice and just select everything mostly economically.

_trampeltier 6y ago

A lot of clothes are these days black too. You see rarely someone who stand out in the crowd. Even the most people are dressed very well, it is totaly boring.

Broken_Hippo 6y ago

IN all honesty, though, if bright colors sold better, they'd have bright colors. I personally would rather have a boring colored car in most cases. The main reason I'm not currently choosy about color is because I buy used cars. The current car is a 20-year-old Toyota, purchased earlier in the summer. (The car gets used 2-4 times a month, and I don't drive due to oversight after moving overseas). And it isn't like companies don't offer choices. People are simply buying "boring" colors more often.

m463 6y ago
On the other hand, tesla doesn't offer many choices. Maybe took a page from the iphone colors playbook.
- Broken_Hippo 6y ago
  Nope, I'm pretty sure that was taken directly from Henry Ford's playbook. Cars at one time were basically only sold in black. But the theory is the same as with the iphone and Tesla: If you are the wanted thing of the time, you don't have to offer so much. Luckily, there are a lot more choices - but I might have a skewed opinion on the choices. I'm in Norway, and electric vehicles are everywhere here (and the infrastructure is growing at a fast pace as well). Folks can always get an aftermarket paint job if they want, though.

aaron695 6y ago

I'd see the equivalence is more choosing video game characters, where you now have far more options.