When Did We Start to Fear Vibrant Colours?

When did everything start looking like a dentist’s waiting room?

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Once upon a louder, gaudier time, the world embraced colour like a toddler left alone with a marker set.

Cars weren’t just cars; they were peacocks on wheels, flaunting eye-searing oranges, unapologetic turquoises, and yellows so radioactive they could double as hazard signs.