That's not quite my point. "Productive" is for a reason. Is manufacturing perfume productive? Making video games?
It depends on your goals.
However, in a great power conflict, they're much less productive than tanks, drones, fighter jets, and guns.
Conversely, money thrown into weapons can't be used for quality-of-life improvements.
Neither of these is "good" or "bad" per se.
Some industries are hybrid. A ship yard is dual purpose.
If two hypothetical countries are playing this game, and one exports movies to buy ships and vice versa, when war breaks out, one country might be stuck without movies and the other without ships.
It depends on your goals.
However, in a great power conflict, they're much less productive than tanks, drones, fighter jets, and guns.
Conversely, money thrown into weapons can't be used for quality-of-life improvements.
Neither of these is "good" or "bad" per se.
Some industries are hybrid. A ship yard is dual purpose.
If two hypothetical countries are playing this game, and one exports movies to buy ships and vice versa, when war breaks out, one country might be stuck without movies and the other without ships.