“losing colour,”<\/a> as said in a viral TikTok with a whopping 17.5 million likes.<\/p>\n So let’s go through some examples, shall we?<\/p>\n
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Here is a parking lot in 1989, full of cars in an array of colours:<\/p>\n
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And here’s a parking lot in 2022, where every car looks pretty much the exact same, and black now seems to be the most popular choice:<\/p>\n
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Here’s what a classic kitchen in 1980 might’ve looked like:<\/p>\n
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And here’s a super popular kitchen design today:<\/p>\n
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Here’s a home from 1970, which practically screams “residential suburb in America”:<\/p>\n
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And here’s a modern house that you’ve probably seen a million of in the past few years:<\/p>\n
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Here’s a restaurant in 1992, with tons of adorable signs, colour, and seating:<\/p>\n
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And here’s what the average casual eating experience looks like in 2025:<\/p>\n
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Here’s a vintage living room from the ’80s that feels like it belongs to your adorable grandma:<\/p>\n
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And this is what’s considered a “cozy” living room today:<\/p>\n
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Here’s what every teen’s bedroom looked like in the ’90s and earlier:<\/p>\n
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And here’s what a teen’s dream bedroom looks like in 2025:<\/p>\n
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Here’s a typical bathroom from the 1960s:<\/p>\n
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And here’s a photo that probably could’ve been taken of the bathroom inside your house:<\/p>\n
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Here’s a rather simplistic, yet still complete and colourful master bedroom from the 1970s:<\/p>\n
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And here’s a modern master bedroom design that’d have millennials squealing with glee:<\/p>\n
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Here’s an empty beauty salon from the ’60s, complete with hairdryers, seating, the whole shebang:<\/p>\n
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And here’s what that same place might look like in 2025:<\/p>\n
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Here’s a house from the ’90s, decked out in Christmas decor, absolutely filled with warmth and love:<\/p>\n
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And here’s a beautiful living room decorated for Christmas today:<\/p>\n
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Here’s what you could expect a birthday party \u2014 or really any party \u2014 to look like in the ’90s:<\/p>\n
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And here’s what it could very well look like today:<\/p>\n
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Here’s a baby’s bedroom in 1997, complete with an adorable wall decal and colourful toys:<\/p>\n
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And here’s a baby’s room today, which feels more like an adult’s room than anything else:<\/p>\n
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Here’s what a fancy restaurant looked like in 1989:<\/p>\n
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And here’s a restaurant that gives “boujie” vibes in 2025:<\/p>\n
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Here’s the type of playground we all grew up on:<\/p>\n
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And here’s a modern playground that, honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised to see in public:<\/p>\n
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Here’s what was considered a basic, plain ol’ apartment building in the ’90s:<\/p>\n
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And here is a newer set of apartment buildings that might look cooler in their shape, but lack any colour whatsoever:<\/p>\n
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Finally, here’s what McDonald’s looked like in 1980, with those classic golden arches you could spot from a mile away:<\/p>\n
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And here’s what many McDonald’s locations look like today, with that new, modern look:<\/p>\n
So there you have it! Now, you can be the judge: is the world losing colour? Do you actually prefer the modern look? Let’s talk about it in the comments below!<\/p>\n