To make reality comply with a specific government's jurisdiction is such an absurd proposition, that people would've laughed at someone 100 years ago if they suggested this as a practical option.

I'm not sure what you mean, so it's hard to agree someone would have laughed at it.

It is almost a perfect definition of sovereignty—to shape reality such that it fits what the state deems appropriate.

This by no means imply it's perfectly effective, but that's besides the point. We're debating what the state ought to do, not whether it succeeds.