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I think that as the years go by, the PT will not stand the test of time and anyone who thought it was awesome and great will revisit it again and see the weaknesses and wasted potential.
I tend to agree with your general sentiments. ROTJ was my favorite film when I was younger as well, but when I grew older, ESB became my favorite.
With regards to the PT, I think kids who grew up liking TPM will come to appreciate ROTS. the most, and this will be enhanced if they also happen to enjoy the OT even more. So your theory doesn't really hold. I understand though that you've gone to great pains to make sure that the OT is the only thing that matters, as do many posters here, but nostalgia can have a huge effect on experience. In the same way it has frozen many people's views of the OT into a kind of sacred text, the kids who had their indoctrination to Star Wars with the PT films (helped along by repeated viewings of the SE PT no doubt) will probably feel differently about the PT than you or even I do.