I donn't think that is actually the case. You may think, and I might have agreed with you, that at first blush building yet another insipid shopping mall does n

I donn't think that is actually the case. You may think, and I might have agreed with you, that at first blush building yet another insipid shopping mall does not necessarily yield any enhancement to society but after further thought I would tend to disagree. The "market" is where society comes together to mingle and it is also where goods and services are presented to the people who may not have had an avenue to receive them previously. The modern day mall is the modern day town square market of yesteryear. It is yet another avenue for ideas to germinate and goods to be exchanged. Someone will buy something that allows them to free up time which will allow them to spend more time thinking about something new or caring for someone who will think of something new. Expansion is the only way forward and often everything can be measured in economic output.