First, the people who drank the fucking Kool-Aid are D-E-A-D. That expression is sloppy and incredibly insensitive. It should just go away. (Related rant: No, it doesn't take a little time to turn the Titanic around. It sank. People died needlessly. Stop already.)
Second, multiple mentions of DR who lives like a rich man (i.e. doesn't walk his talk vis a vis frugality), and none of our own MMM? Sketchy credibility, IMO.
Third, I fucking hate when I read what "society" needs to do. It's just not going to happen. Do what you need to do and stop waiting for someone/some other entity (society, government) to hold your hand. Oh, wait, we hold people's hands here all the time. They're called Case Studies. Maybe the author should join our group and post her own instead of waiting for "society" to change. Hell, she could be FIRE before "society" gets a clue.
Fourth, who called the peak in 2015? Really? I don't think do. I suspect readers of this forum+blog would also disagree. Pete's success seems to clearly prove otherwise.
At least the subject of frugality is being discussed where it might do someone some good.