I see what you mean - but things like sofa beds and murphy beds have been with us for decades.

Is a motorised sofa bed any more depressing than a regular sofa bed? Or is it more the implication they see such furniture as a growth market?

This is the future for upper middle class urbanites who could easily afford better, but can't abide living somewhere that isn't chic... the depressing future is for everyone else, and it probably looks like hives of Japanese-style capsule hotels 3d printed from recycled garbage.

If you will be nice boi, your living space will be upgraded +5sq. ft.