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øX[aÈÖFÆ@ÚÓ,nƺiÓ¤ïø×è<Â#ÆLªUnless you believe that Satoshi was an almighty god which could foresee all future development, I don't see why some optimizations cannot be carried out on the protocol.
https://whatsonchain.com/tx/ba4905b2f8e9517715947910acfca1e8e310e61c0ac64b349af05a863bd60574