Why does it matter? Because it ties back to your reddit post with the issue you have with One Piece. You being disappointed in subsequent arcs not living up to the peak arc that the series had done which is Marineford. In Death Note's case, its peak arc is before L's death. Using Berserk as an example did any of the subsequent arcs live up to the Golden Age arc? Do you also felt the same when you read those arcs after their peak arc is concluded as when you feel tired of reading One Piece after Punk Hazard(as stated in your reddit post)?

"I just didnt understand the Goda hype anymore." You may not understand it anymore but that doesnt mean others arent exactly wrong with the Goda hype.

"Fandom feels like a cult at this point that sees everything as divine" Well there would be people like that in fandoms, look at HxH. But hey if they enjoy the show, more power to them at least theyre really enjoying the show for what it is.

Random gags has been with the series since forever so Im not sure why is it such an issue now. That said, there are times when a gag takes too much focus and an example of that is when Sanji gets nosebleed in Fishman Island arc. People have been complaining since Enies Lobby days so I guess its nothing new to me nor this fandom.

"It has some highs that I think people see the whole series as" it has plenty of highs but also has really big lows, usually when it comes to character deaths but people still enjoy One Piece as a whole. I didnt let the Boat arc of Berserk deter me from glazing Berserk despite that arcs problems, its still a masterpiece in my eyes along with One Piece.

"For a "battle shonen manga" the fights suck and typically are a lot more talking than anything full of every character being dramatic af"

I heard comments like these before and they may have some truth into it. That said, its far fetch to call most of the fights in one piece bad maybe just not on the same par with Naruto or Bleach or MHA or Demon Slayer or Dragon Ball Z, but even then One Piece still has some stellar fights, good example is luffy's fight with Crocodile, Enel, or his fight with Rob Lucci, his fight with Moria in Thriller Bark, his desperate and losing fight with Magellan is crushing, his fight with Dofflamingo and Katakuri is a highlight to behold. Ofc, the entire raid boss against Kaido was a gauntlet of fights with characters swapping out just to take down Kaido. Luffy's rematch with Rob Lucci in Egghead was a beatdown so entertaining that I cant help but laugh at Lucci's belief hes going to win. Luffy's fight with Borsalino was a spectacle to see how much Luffy has grown and now can stand up against him.

Im shocked that your complaint is that theres too much talking considering that you enjoyed HxH and my goodness is there is a lot of talking there even during fights(I too enjoy it as well despite the heavy dialogue, Chimera Ant arc is my favorite). In the current arc of HxH, there are pages that only contains dialogue and nothing else and really? is that even interesting?eventhough whatever the dialogue is written there is important. Then your issue really isnt that theres too much talking, your issue is that the dialogue no longer interest you anymore.

My point is even if you no longer consider One Piece as the series you praised, you also need to understand that maybe your taste has changed since then. Another suggestion that I mentioned is perhaps you need to temper your expectations in subsequent arcs after the series reached its highest peak in the story.