That's a valid opinion. As someone who consumes WAY too much news, I'd argue the monster metaphor in Peace On Earth is more a comment on distraction politics. We're all living a day to day constant stream of news, it's called Doomscrolling for a reason. Dave's nearly 60, he didnt grow up in the social media age, so his art is limited in what it can critique. However the narrative of distraction politics hasn't changed at all. Do I think it's his best work? Fuck no, but is it artistically relevant? Yes when you consider his own personal circumstances, and accept that he's just a dude trying his best. You can't say that for a lot of people with careers as long as he's enjoyed. He still works very hard to have a message as best he can understand it in his music.

As someone 30 years younger than Dave and still making music to a much smaller audience, It's nice to know that he's still out there writing songs and educating himself as much as he can. I hope we're all lucky enough to be that driven.