Exactly! A beautiful analogy (if terrifyingly accurate can be called beautiful...).
"I am surprised that we have not yet claimed ownership of the air we breath."
We own 'airspace'. Bottled air has been sold on line for years (at great profit). As we continue to see a decline in air quality, this trend may increase (unless we reverse our pollution).
It's interesting with a perspective on the outside (that was once on the inside). I was a die-hard capitalist many years ago with dreams of becoming a ceo of a fortune 500 to wield some of that power. Now I shudder to think how my life would be today had I followed that path. Watching our world unravel is like watching a twisted comedy. I'm almost detached from the outcome and watch it with a sort of awe...
In the meantime I'll continue building the systems that will replace it when it fails :)