Not necessarily. Aggregate demand grows the economy as a whole, and as it grows, more funding is available for innovations that solve today's problems in incred

Not necessarily. Aggregate demand grows the economy as a whole, and as it grows, more funding is available for innovations that solve today's problems in incredible ways. Case in point: video rental. Netflix removed the necessity of physical stores, therefore less plastic being used to make boxes and vhs tapes and so on. There is also a culture factor. The economy and the environment get along best when people live near the things they want. I live in a small city surrounded by nature and so many of our products can be locally sourced, sustainably.