How I cut GTA Online loading times by 70%

BTC mining is using a significant amount of global energy production every year now. The more cynical might say that ultimately it's a waste of human effort, but I have to say that this bug (and it's most definitely a bug) should be patched (and should've been patched) to save the kilowatts of power wasted parsing mostly the same data.

exactly my thinking

over the course of 7 years and millions of players

lots and lots of megawatts, not kilowatts