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Re: Color trends in industry
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Date:
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Wed, 14 Jul 2004 21:04:28 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Gerlach wrote:
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Let me get this straight - a bunch of people pay money to join an
organization that tells me what colors I want?
Huh??
This is either the most brilliant science ever, or it’s a bunch of hooey.
I’m thinking it’s hooey!
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I’m thinking it’s not since I knew someone
(friend of a friend) who did exactly this. Either that or I’m pretty gullible.
Or both.
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This kind of stuff makes my brain hurt... “Let’s try to convince people that
they need to replace their (cloths / appliances / furniture / whatever) just
because we tell them that these new colors are better!”
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You seriously think that this sort of discussion doesn’t happen? Planned
Obsolescence has been believed to be a factor in auto design since forever.
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If our favorite toy company believes this, we’re all in a world of hurt.
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I think they do, at least sort of. About sets, anyway. I just hope not about
colors.
But then I am not sure I think it’s necessarily all bad to drive fashion in
directions if you can.
(left this in debate although the original post was reposted in color, since
this is more of a largeish eeconomic issue but feel free to re-FUT)
++Lar
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| (...) Let me get this straight - a bunch of people pay money to join an organization that tells me what colors I want? Huh?? This is either the most brilliant science ever, or it's a bunch of hooey. I'm thinking it's (URL) hooey!> This kind of stuff (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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