As far as interior design goes, I think it's pretty common for realtors to recommend repainting colored walls to a neutral pallet to maintain a broad appeal / let potential buyers more easily imagine their own style in the home. There is a "chic" trend taking this to an extreme, which might just be a reaction to that, I'm not really sure.
However, it does help explain why cars come in fewer colors today- dealerships hate having cars sit unsold on their lot, and don't want colors that appeal to a tiny percentage of potential buyers. If manufacturers struggle to push colors onto dealers, then they simply stop making those colors.
Speaking of soul... if I was given a choice between the "4C8" variety of orange and cheaper insurance premiums, I'd pick cheaper insurance premiums in a heartbeat. Maybe I'm a souless impersonal robot (I've been accused of being a robot before, not so much the rest), but I really don't feel a need to express myself with the color of my car. The extra color options are very much in the "nice to have" category.
However, it does help explain why cars come in fewer colors today- dealerships hate having cars sit unsold on their lot, and don't want colors that appeal to a tiny percentage of potential buyers. If manufacturers struggle to push colors onto dealers, then they simply stop making those colors.
Speaking of soul... if I was given a choice between the "4C8" variety of orange and cheaper insurance premiums, I'd pick cheaper insurance premiums in a heartbeat. Maybe I'm a souless impersonal robot (I've been accused of being a robot before, not so much the rest), but I really don't feel a need to express myself with the color of my car. The extra color options are very much in the "nice to have" category.