But the contemporary built environment is not the millennials’ legacy; it is their inheritance. They didn’t ask for cardboard modernism — they simply capitulate to its infantilizing aesthetic paradigm because there is no alternative. Or if there is an alternative, it’s between an $8 ice cream cone or an $11 ice cream cone (or a $49 ticket to the Museum of Ice Cream).
time to discuss everyone's favorite subject: aesthetics! is everything actually ugly? are aesthetic critiques of modern living fascist? that's for you to decide!
Of course it really depends on what you're using your phone for. If it's mostly reading, greyscaling your phone probably won't do much. But instagram, tik tok, and reddit were all immediately far less able to hold my attention once colors were removed. Idk I'm sure it's not for everyone, but may as well give it a try!