Not really. Food is already highly mechanized, but it's far from free. It still requires land and capital to produce it. The cost of housing hasn't been correla

Not really. Food is already highly mechanized, but it's far from free. It still requires land and capital to produce it. The cost of housing hasn't been correlated with the cost of construction for a long time. Look at how houses keep getting more and more expensive, especially in cities. Even though we have tons more construction technology then we did 150 years ago. But food and shelter aren't the only costs. Healthcare keeps getting more and more expensive, and that can't be automated. If for no other reason than liability concerns. Any industry that can't' be automated will become disproportionately more expensive relative to everything else.