Has the world become less colorful? Even if so, this isn't bad.
There's something to be said for a world which doesn't use colors except functionally.
* A red thing is red because it needs to be seen, like a STOP sign.
* A grey thing is grey because there's no need for it to be not grey.
I'm fine with either a creative colorful world or a functionally colorful world. Most of my stuff is grey. My glasses are purple, because it serves my interests right now for my face to be memorable.
There's something to be said for a world which doesn't use colors except functionally.
* A red thing is red because it needs to be seen, like a STOP sign.
* A grey thing is grey because there's no need for it to be not grey.
I'm fine with either a creative colorful world or a functionally colorful world. Most of my stuff is grey. My glasses are purple, because it serves my interests right now for my face to be memorable.
In an urban survival situation, say, I'd want the reverse: "be the grey man" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcNWAgdQoaw)