> ...that means that industry (and therefore industry jobs) is more useful to society. Because it is generating more wealth. I feel that this is a rather narro

> ...that means that industry (and therefore industry jobs) is more useful to society. Because it is generating more wealth. I feel that this is a rather narrow view, since there are a lot of companies who generate wealth by being detrimental to society at large (usually those who are just rent-seeking instead of continuously creating value).