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As a millennial: I like these colors. They seem to make no statement at all and be unoffensive. The world around my seems very easily offended and the last thin

As a millennial: I like these colors. They seem to make no statement at all and be unoffensive. The world around my seems very easily offended and the last thing I want to do is stand out with some sort of color opinion that might say something about my belief in anything at all. Putty colors sounds right to me. I'd like my choices to be moldable into whatever might be in fashion.

scottyah 4y ago
I am also a big fan of the colors. I feel like I get enough flashy bright colors from my phone and job, and it feels more natural and calming. I think the calming bit also subconsciously gives me a feeling of more dependability as well.
lzaaz 4y ago
I hope this is a parody.
- ericsoderstrom 4y ago
  it is
CamperBob2 4y ago
I don't like this reasoning, but I agree with it. These colors represent a passive emotional stance, a denial of individuality that's in tune with the post-COVID / post-Floyd / post-Trump zeitgeist. A retreat to safe homogeneity. The trend started showing up earlier than that, of course, but I think that's why these colors have found a larger, more enduring market than anyone expected. They may also be showing up more often because the mica flakes were considered environmentally unsound and had to be replaced with something more expensive or less effective, or something like that. Ask anyone who bought a $100K Porsche a few years ago and is now watching their interior adhesives and windshield seals fall apart.
- dmix 4y ago
  How is this a denial of individuality? They look very tasteful and other car makers and individual designers in other areas seem to agree. The author even said: > The effect was sneaky but striking… the VW looked more uniformly smoothed, and as a result more visually dense, than yr typical car — sort of like it had been formed out of wet putty. Paradoxically, the paint job was so “muted” that it drew our attention way more than any of the other regs-painted cars at the trailhead… There's nothing that indicates it's better at hiding or being 'inoffensive'. A brighter red or other glossy colours are just not very interesting but unless it's neon they still blend in with every other car because they're normal these days. A boring white/black design would be more inoffensive.

scottyah 4y ago

I am also a big fan of the colors. I feel like I get enough flashy bright colors from my phone and job, and it feels more natural and calming. I think the calming bit also subconsciously gives me a feeling of more dependability as well.

lzaaz 4y ago

I hope this is a parody.

ericsoderstrom 4y ago
it is

CamperBob2 4y ago

I don't like this reasoning, but I agree with it. These colors represent a passive emotional stance, a denial of individuality that's in tune with the post-COVID / post-Floyd / post-Trump zeitgeist. A retreat to safe homogeneity. The trend started showing up earlier than that, of course, but I think that's why these colors have found a larger, more enduring market than anyone expected. They may also be showing up more often because the mica flakes were considered environmentally unsound and had to be replaced with something more expensive or less effective, or something like that. Ask anyone who bought a $100K Porsche a few years ago and is now watching their interior adhesives and windshield seals fall apart.

dmix 4y ago
How is this a denial of individuality? They look very tasteful and other car makers and individual designers in other areas seem to agree. The author even said: > The effect was sneaky but striking… the VW looked more uniformly smoothed, and as a result more visually dense, than yr typical car — sort of like it had been formed out of wet putty. Paradoxically, the paint job was so “muted” that it drew our attention way more than any of the other regs-painted cars at the trailhead… There's nothing that indicates it's better at hiding or being 'inoffensive'. A brighter red or other glossy colours are just not very interesting but unless it's neon they still blend in with every other car because they're normal these days. A boring white/black design would be more inoffensive.