Great comment.
I know you only mentioned DPR as a quick metric here(and I certainly didn't read it as an end all, be all), but if you haven't seen the tweet rant by Michael Sayre (Paizo Design Manager) on it recently, it's a super interesting read.
It makes me like your comment even more.
If you like the idea of GCN exploring other TTRPGs, New Game Who Dis is for you.
They started it during the pandemic and it has a much sillier vibe to it than the flagship. They use a much wider cast, and go through character creation. It's where Get in the Trunk, Voyagers of the Jump, Time for Chaos, and Inherit the Sand were conceptualized and (essentially) play tested. It's Glass Cannon Labs 1.0 with more polish on it.