> The whole concept of buying services from people is either that their time is worth less than yours

And if everyone else's time has become more valuable then too has the time that is being saved by buying services.

If my time as a programmer is worth significantly more now than it was 25 years ago, then the time I save by buying services is worth more.

There's a reason that someone making $1mil/year is going to be willing to pay more for the exact same haircut that someone making $70k/year also gets. The time being saved is worth more to them.