Technology is deflationary, meaning technology drives down the costs to produce goods and services.

Technology also advances exponentially, meaning the costs to produce goods and services falls exponentially.

As nostr:npub1s05p3ha7en49dv8429tkk07nnfa9pcwczkf5x5qrdraqshxdje9sq6eyhe points out in The Price of Tomorrow, technology advancing exponentially is the reason the calculator app on your phone is free.

Over a long enough timeline, the price to produce goods and services falls to their marginal cost of production. Meaning some things like the calculator app on your phone is actually free.