Safe to say that money and prosperity can be linked, but are not equal.

Lack of regulation in tech causes real harm, like addiction, social issues and misinformation,not to mention issues with cyber bullying and suicide in teens.

Do some people make out like bandits with billions or millions of dollars, sure but I don't think that's a good barometer for progress or prosperity.

To paraphrase Doctor Who "Human progress isn't measured by industry, it's measured by the value you place on a life. An unimportant life. A life without privilege"

And by that measure we are still cavemen.

> History shows us that the more free market an economy is, the more prosperous it is.

Ad infinitum? No it doesn’t.

> Prices for software have gone to zero.

On earth?

> Software engineers routinely become millionaires, and some billionaires.

They don’t but if they did, this could mean the opposite of what you think it means.