The article is a valid explanation for why red is such a popular color, so I wouldn't say its a bad article at all. It does explain why a modern farmer might paint a metal barn red, it just fails to explain the tradition.
I do sort of think the google guy is a little isolated from the reality of pre-industrial farm life though. If you had a farm in the 1700's, would there really be enough people around to justify making your storage building look pretty? I think (for the most part) everything that was done in the pre-industrial world had a utilitarian motive. My money is on the anti-moss thoery.
The article is a valid explanation for why red is such a popular color, so I wouldn't say its a bad article at all. It does explain why a modern farmer might paint a metal barn red, it just fails to explain the tradition.
I do sort of think the google guy is a little isolated from the reality of pre-industrial farm life though. If you had a farm in the 1700's, would there really be enough people around to justify making your storage building look pretty? I think (for the most part) everything that was done in the pre-industrial world had a utilitarian motive. My money is on the anti-moss thoery.
That makes too much sense. Really makes me wonder about the article.