All the evidence you need that our current economic model is f***ed.

https://www.unilad.com/technology/space/nasa-psyche-16-value-gold-quintillion-942521-20250706

One asteroid, if brought in and harvested, would make gold and platinum so plentiful that they'd become worthless. And people view that kind of abundance as a bad thing. It would wipe out vast amounts of "wealth".