get rid of keen threading cringe

PluginLoader/GUI/MyGuiScreenPluginConfig.cs

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ using VRage.Input;
 using VRage.Utils;
 using VRageMath;
 using static Sandbox.Graphics.GUI.MyGuiScreenMessageBox;
-using Parallel = ParallelTasks.Parallel;
 
 namespace PluginLoader.GUI;
 
@@ -122,13 +121,12 @@ public class MyGuiScreenPluginConfig : MyGuiScreenBase
 
     private void DownloadStats()
     {
-        LogFile.Log.Debug("Downloading user statistics", false);
-        Parallel.Start(() => { PluginStats = StatsClient.DownloadStats(); }, OnDownloadedStats);
-    }
-
-    private void OnDownloadedStats()
-    {
-        pluginDetails?.LoadPluginData();
+        LogFile.Log.Debug("Downloading user statistics");
+        Task.Run(() =>
+        {
+            StatsClient.DownloadStats();
+            pluginDetails?.LoadPluginData();
+        });
     }
 
     /// <summary>

PluginLoader/SteamAPI.cs

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ using Steamworks;
 using VRage.Game;
 using VRage.GameServices;
 using VRage.Utils;
-using Parallel = ParallelTasks.Parallel;
 
 namespace PluginLoader;
 
@@ -38,28 +37,22 @@ public static class SteamAPI
 
         // Source: MyWorkshop.DownloadWorldModsBlocking
         var result = new MyWorkshop.ResultData();
-        var task = Parallel.Start(delegate { result = UpdateInternal(modItems); });
-        while (!task.IsComplete)
+        var task = Task.Run(() => result = UpdateInternal(modItems));
+        while (!task.IsCompleted)
         {
             MyGameService.Update();
             Thread.Sleep(10);
         }
 
-        if (result.Result is not MyGameServiceCallResult.OK)
+        if (result.Result is MyGameServiceCallResult.OK) return;
+        
+        if (task.Exception is not null)
         {
-            var exceptions = task.Exceptions;
-            if (exceptions is { Length: > 0 })
-            {
-                var sb = new StringBuilder();
-                sb.AppendLine("An error occurred while updating workshop items:");
-                foreach (var e in exceptions)
-                    sb.Append(e);
-                LogFile.Log.Debug(sb.ToString());
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                LogFile.Log.Debug("Unable to update workshop items");
-            }
+            LogFile.Log.Error(task.Exception, "An error occurred while updating workshop items");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            LogFile.Log.Error("Unable to update workshop items due to {Result}", result.Result);
         }
     }