Somewhat true if you mean not adjusted for inflation. But that means you can buy more too with higher wages (except low-wage jobs haven't kept up). If you mea

Somewhat true if you mean not adjusted for inflation. But that means you can buy more too with higher wages (except low-wage jobs haven't kept up). If you mean rare woods and stuff, maybe so. But compare the labor part of modern forrestry to the stuff 130 years ago: https://www.komatsuforest.com/-/media/komatsu-forest/images/aftermarket-images/proselect/komatsu-901-crane.jpg https://www.komatsuforest.com/-/media/komatsu-forest/images/... A machine grabs the tree, cuts it from the ground, rolls it through a thing to remove all the branches all in just a few rapid smooth movements.