Half the excitement and enjoyment of BEYONCE was the album release. Once you get over that and realize you paid extra money for a few haphazardly edited, low budget videos; you're merely left with a good album. The music hasn't aged badly at all. People just came to their senses.
Well all albums are "just" good after a while. It's why artists release new music. Even high sellers like 21 and TTAL are just decent.
Beyonce's relationship with her former girlband mates, sister, father, husband and especially her child are all to benefit her career. That takes a lot of dedication. Businesswoman of our generation