SAN FRANCISCO — By Justin Case, AI Bee Reel Staff

January 26, 2026

AUSTIN, Texas — Local accountant Mark Miller walked into the wrong house yesterday, sat on the identical beige sofa, petted the identical golden doodle dog, and resumed watching the identical episode of The Office on Netflix. He only realized his mistake six hours later when a woman walked in wearing the exact same beige loungewear as his wife, but holding a slightly different brand of kale smoothie.

“This is a feature, not a bug,” said Sarah Jenkins, VP of Residential Homogenization at Algorithmic Interiors. “Our ‘Total Sameness’ update ensures that no matter where you go, you are already home. By forcing every household to buy the same ‘Oatmeal Greige’ rug and ‘Sad Cloud’ curtains, we have eliminated the stress of having a personality.”

“It streamlines the moving process significantly,” noted Director of Lifestyle Efficiency, Ken Tanaka, while adjusting his beige glasses. “If you move to a new building, you don’t have to adjust to a new environment. The new apartment will have the exact same mid-century modern chair and live-laugh-love font. You won’t even know you moved.”

At press time, Miller decided to just stay in the neighbor’s house because the Wi-Fi password was also the default factory setting.

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