I grew up watching SW and the prequels came out when I was young. I enjoyed them as a stupid kid and then hated them as I grew up though. I recently rewarched them and they aren’t nearly as bad as I remember, with the exception of Jar Jar who I always forget just how horrible he is whenever he’s on screen. I think it could just be how bad the rest of SW is now (with the exception of Andor, which is I think my favorite piece of SW media in totality) that helps me enjoy them more. I’ve seen how bad things can be so I appreciate that the prequels didn’t get that bad.