I am sure an alien race visiting the earth in 2020 would be astonished to see how frenzied human beings are in digging up meteors (the ONLY source of gold outsi

I am sure an alien race visiting the earth in 2020 would be astonished to see how frenzied human beings are in digging up meteors (the ONLY source of gold outside the Earth's core) but worst of all, why are these humans digging up liquids in Saudi Arabia and transporting them halfway around the world only to bury them in Louisiana?