Well man, it must be frustarting and tiring being dragged into nonsense. I once heard a good saying, "Arguing with a fool is like rolling in the muck with a pig, only the pig enjoys it." Or something to that effect.
Seven years is a hell of a long time, and it's understandable to want to take a bit of a backseat to re-centre yourself.
Also, that second piece of art, the G.O.A.T reminds me of something out of Abes Oddworld.
Oddworld. I haven't played that. When it was published years ago someone came along and pointed out it resembled some art from ancient Egypt. Blew my mind. I've always enjoyed learning about what others see in my work.
Oh man, Oddworld is really cool. It is set in a brutal world but also has some humor, and the intro video of the game still haunts me from when I was a child haha
Here's a 20-minute video of the creator of the game, and he talks a bit about how he found himself in game design and what inspired the world of Oddworld. He's an absolute genius.
I missed out on a lot of games from that period. Probably would have enjoyed that.