The entire argument is extrapolation based on the cost for a firm to lay optic cable, are you serious? Do we really measure the social good of Google by how mu

The entire argument is extrapolation based on the cost for a firm to lay optic cable, are you serious? Do we really measure the social good of Google by how much capital they put into their fancy server clock syncing (the exact name of the project escapes me)? How did we get to a point where "reasonable back of the envelope calculations" are what people seriously consider when trying to develop economic policy for the biggest economy in the world?