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For me, SNL was good until windows 95 came out. Win 95 brought the internet, which brought the decline of many cultural factors such as popular music. I bought my first computer in 1996 to see what this internet thing was all about.
Microsoft was behind the curve. They had an ugly primitive ISP called the Microsoft Network that I used. That was confusing and hard to figure out.

“... the internet, which brought the decline of many cultural factors such as popular music. ...”

It seems to me that popular music evolves rather than declines. But I will say that I prefer the softer-edged, more musical music of the 60s and the early 70s. So to me it has declined, but that’s just me.

What is the “decline” that you speak of, and how did the internet produce the decline?

Thanks!

It was “cute” at one time, long ago. Now I enjoy not watching it.

For me, SNL was good until windows 95 came out.

SNL started to suck during the 80s.

For me, SNL was good until windows 95 came out. Win 95 brought the internet, which brought the decline of many cultural factors such as popular music. I bought my first computer in 1996 to see what this internet thing was all about.

I was just tall enough to peer over the top of a desk when my folks placed a brand new Windows 98 machine thereupon. We had no television (too much inappropriate garbage for a child's mind) so the computer and I became close companions. I was probably around 12 when I first saw SNL on a dvd. It was...okay..."best" of SNL, really? Gilda Radner was in it, and John Belushi. It's hard to believe my boomer folks ever stayed home at night because that was on in primetime, but...I've seen funnier stuff. Guess you had to be there, as they say.

Now, pop music from the 50's and 60's -- timeless. Almost nothing now compares to it. I perform in a band and when we do oldies, the elderly get lively and romp like monkeys. It's doubtful a rehash of SNL would have similar effect.

I was watching on and off for another 10, even 20 years after that. They usually had one or two good performers even in those days. Then everybody I knew was gone and nobody they brought on was any good. Kristen Wiig was the beginning of the end for me, and when they brought Alec Baldwin on as Trump there was no point at all in watching anymore. Now I’m kind of allergic to the show.