been trying to debug this five second pause by deleting all pieces of the app one by one until it no longer happens. we're getting closer but lol lmao every test attempt takes about a minute to build so it's quite a slow chase

This sucks. Has this been going on for a while, or a recent change?

oof, the ol’ Angels and Demons approach. Turn off each section of the grid till the lights go out…but they never go out!! 😳

found the culprit. it's my own fucking face. if i remove my face from the app it loads five seconds faster. what the fuck

Nice find and fix. 🚀