It is a show of its time. Seinfeld revolutionized a lot regarding what sitcoms could be, but it was still operating somewhat in the rules of the time.
Regarding the laugh track, every US sitcom of the era was filmed in front of a live audience. It goes back to the tradition of the medium where it was meant to be a remote viewing of a play which oddly stuck with sitcoms.
For context, there’s a trope Seinfeld is unfunny that’s basically that Seinfeld was so pioneering it’s been copied and referenced so much that it’s original jokes and ideas are now cliche
It is a show of its time. Seinfeld revolutionized a lot regarding what sitcoms could be, but it was still operating somewhat in the rules of the time.
Regarding the laugh track, every US sitcom of the era was filmed in front of a live audience. It goes back to the tradition of the medium where it was meant to be a remote viewing of a play which oddly stuck with sitcoms.
For context, there’s a trope Seinfeld is unfunny that’s basically that Seinfeld was so pioneering it’s been copied and referenced so much that it’s original jokes and ideas are now cliche