I think Oda doesn’t give a shit about power lvls, tension etc.
The OP fandom is ironically obsessed with power lvl discussions
Oda is just focused on writing a "funny", adventurous and enjoyable story
similar to the story Joy Boy left
Thats exactly it. Its the Dragonball, Bleach, Naruto etc fans who came over especially once their series ended and brought so much powerscaling toxicity nonsense but then again its always been an issue in Shonen communities at least ofc.
Oda could slap them in the face and tell them to not obsess over powerscaling, to enjoy the story for what it is and not take it so seriously, overanalysing it, to actually have fun and appreciate the characters, world building etc but they would just try to fucking powerscale Oda and rate the strength of his slap etc lmfao. Oh no....they're gonna start powerscaling mangakas now aren't they!?
Honestly, the best side of the community BY FAR are the shitposters/mememakers and the people who make fanart and fanmade chapters especially!