Chapter 48: Is It Just Me, or Did Someone Suck the Colors Out of Earth?
Today, a deep realization hit me—the world is losing its colors. We are trapped in a monochrome corporate jungle. Buildings like McDonald’s, which used to be vibrant and cute, have turned into plain, lifeless gray boxes. Even cars have lost their bright hues; everyone drives dark or gray vehicles now, which ironically absorb more heat. The warm, comforting yellow streetlights have been replaced by harsh, cold white LEDs. Even the greenery around us has become fake; people now decorate with artificial plastic plants instead of nurturing real, living ones. Worst of all, children no longer see the colors of nature; their eyes are glued to the cold blue light of digital screens. But the blindness doesn't stop at visuals. We are literally poisoning our own food with chemicals, and our obsession with single-use plastic is choking the planet. If we keep wasting resources and destroying nature like this, we will soon face a catastrophic water crisis. How will humanity even su...