The craziest part about everything you saying is that he is out performing all his old numbers, social media is growing and he is by far and away making more money off the post Pulling Strings albums than he did on anything prior or up to. So its a tough call... Roll with the times and get to the money and the new fans, or stay stagnant, do no changes to the sound/feel of the music and never grow? And lets not forget he is fighting a case, on double ankle monitors with trial looming, & on house arrest. And he is still out working a lot of artists with the odds stacked in their favor. The music right now is a direct reflection of all the shit I just typed.
I think we look back when Wax is done with music and appreciate the entire body of work as a whole. He is a GREAT look for Northern California music, culture and history.
All respect!