lol it may sound drastic but you're actually not that far from reality.
What I find kinda funny is that Niantic spends so much of their time and money on anti-spoofing instead of actually fixing their game.
I actually do bike rides around my neighborhood every afternoon, if they actually had mining ores/gathering points everywhere, and not only in places of interest, I wouldn't be spoofing anyways.
The game is free so it's ok to take a break until some good samaritans release a mod.