The reason you're wrong is right in the title. There are plenty of countries already, with plenty of different systems. There's great variation from one extreme

The reason you're wrong is right in the title. There are plenty of countries already, with plenty of different systems. There's great variation from one extreme to the other, but otherwise there are smooth clusters around particular areas. The point of this project is to create a startup country, a place where greater risk--in terms of the system used, not necessarily within the system--can mean greater reward. Yes, Thiel is a libertarian, but TSI quite explicitly concentrates on enabling anyone to partake of their output. This isn't Galt's Gulch in the Water, nor is it intended to (maybe in Thiel's private dreams, but definitely not in the way TSI is run). I'd love to find out if the common modes of living we're used to are local maxima, or if we'll find that the various experiments converge again towards familiar clusters. To be content with what's out there is the same as saying "well, pick one of the many companies out there and join as an employee. What's the point of starting your own company?"