I didn't get into this aspect but you're spot on. This upward pressure on prices for certain services could drive innovation into automating them, which benefits society as a whole. It could also transform jobs such that you no longer need a gardener to mow your lawn, but rather a lawn mower drone controller who parks his truck in a neighborhood, and manages a fleet of mowing drones for all his customers there.
This will produce a constant back-and-forth impact on labor markets as jobs are automated, then new jobs are created as a result, and then those jobs are automated. Having the basic income in place allows society to remain functioning while this happens and makes it more able to weather the changes and adapt.
This will produce a constant back-and-forth impact on labor markets as jobs are automated, then new jobs are created as a result, and then those jobs are automated. Having the basic income in place allows society to remain functioning while this happens and makes it more able to weather the changes and adapt.