Hey Todd,
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We certainly can, and did, in Genesis 11, in the sense that I noted above. Also in the sense that you're implying, it can be disobeyed. Many countries are having negative population growth - so with modern 'family planning' policies, and the globalist UN policies demanding access to murder of children in the womb for every woman, etc., we're very likely to see pockets of negative population growth for time to come. UN population people continually are claiming that the Earth is soon to be overpopulated (which is hogwash). I sincerely believe that natural limitations on the Earth's population will NOT be the reason its population is limited - rather, human selifshness and the idolatry of self will be.
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I agree, that the world can attempt to disobey the commandment but in the long run will God allow to be disobeyed. Gen 11 has him correcting the people so it would be obeyed.
Also, occasional pockets of disobedience in times and places doesn't necc. mean the commandment can be eternally disobeyed.
I agree also that a homogeneous dispersion of people is over the face of hte world is not likely becuase of geography, climate, etc. The commandment was given in the perfect garden whole now we have deserts, ice caps, etc.
We have ghettos (defined as heavily overpopulated areas) and vast tracts of unihabitaed areas great for civilization (and in some cases "great for civilization once again) if subdued.
So, I lean towards thinking that God made a commandment in which man will do a botched job of filling the earth with densely populated areas and unihabited areas but reaching a balance with 0 population growth.