Burial seems like such a waste to me.
I understand why it is done. Graveyards can be very interesting places (re: the plethora of Youtube channels dedicated to finding the famous, infamous, and downright odd/interesting in cemeteries) and historically fascinating in some cases.
But I also find it odd that we use vast acreages of land that could be better used for something else. I have only visited cemeteries a couple of times in the past, long after the decedent was gone. The lengths we go to preserve bodies and the expense we incur to preserve bodies seem somehow odd to me. I've never really understood it.