I’ve noticed when people point out how they liked the first season and the rest not as much. One common reason they blame it on is politics. ATP it sounds like a buzz word because I’ve seen multiple posts blame politics but in reality they were talking about different things and just blaming it on politics. And if politics is really an issue then you weren’t paying attention. From the beginning the show has introduced themes of wealth inequality, corporate greed, and dangers of technology. As the plot gets more serious and moves forward it only made sense those themes got more intense as well. If you prefer a more comedy virtual world show idk what to recommend but this show might not be it for you. There are so many valid criticisms of the show but politics isn’t one of them.