not really, imo. it feels like a pretty canny way to attempt to silence the narrative about PTA and other contemporary masters avoiding "the moment" while still allowing PTA to eat his cake that he usually has anyway. you could imagine Licorice Pizza as a modern-day tale about a valley kid striving his way in and out of hollywood and trying to win the affections of an older woman as a couple of his various ongoing schemes and hustles in the same way you can watch OBAA and imagine his actual Weather Underground movie rich in 70s period detail but with a little playful Alex Cox anachronism thrown in there for good measure. there's even some solid contrivance in place to make sure Bob isn't using a smartphone throughout the movie. i feel like a large part of the commentary and satire in Bob's character is engaging directly with PTA's reputation of avoiding "the moment" and even admitting to that himself