&gt; Why build it ? It&#x27;s far easier to lobby the current nation states to get what they need.<p>You are truly an optimist.  Google can&#x27;t even get Mountain View to allow them to put up a few skyscrapers.<p>&quot;Google’s plans to build housing on its Mountain View campus in Silicon Valley are being resisted on the ground that residents might keep pets, which could harm the local owl population.&quot; (<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.economist.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;leaders&#x2F;21647614-poor-land-use-worlds-greatest-cities-carries-huge-cost-space-and-city" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.economist.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;leaders&#x2F;21647614-poor-land-use...</a>)