Does Sword Art Online STILL Deserves the Hype?

For years Sword Art Online has been criticized for its lack of quality, even so, it has remained one of the most popular anime in the world for well over a decade. Can a show with this much criticism deserve its mass popularity?
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Not to mention as the series goes on it gets even more convoluted and confusing.

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Ok no, SAO is a guilty pleasure and has some good qualities but some really bad ones as well.