Somebody posted this on the other site, thought I'd link to
The age of average by Alex Murrell https://www.alexmurrell.co.uk/articles/the-age-of-average
this post was submitted on 13 Apr 2025
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Lead paint. The only way to get these vibrant colours that last a long time is by adding various Pb compounds.
In the late 80s an Early 90s, they started using other chemistries, which is why the vehicles from that period had such terrible fading and flaking.
They finally got it right in the 2010s, but by that time, people had settled on monochromatic or boring colours.
When you do see colours, they are usually Navy Blue, Jungle Green or Burgundy.
oh there's an actual answer and it's not just capitalism this time. That's rare.
Capitalised Science bought us TetraEthyl Lead and all the colours of the Lead Paint rainbow. True Science made us aware that aerated heavy metal fumes and particulate paint chips were not the best for our brains.
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