"Earning money (via production) is good for others. Spending it (via consumption) is bad." In the buying-an-iPhone-is-consumption-and-bad spending example, if

"Earning money (via production) is good for others. Spending it (via consumption) is bad." In the buying-an-iPhone-is-consumption-and-bad spending example, if the iPhone is also used to increase the reach or efficiency of production, does that cancel it out? I like the yacht example better.