So I went ahead and watched the first few episodes of Discovery - and unfortunately, I seem to agree with many old Trek fans.
Personally, I find it very hard to see past the diversity + identity agenda. And agenda wrapped in an orgy of special effects.
Obviously, when I mentioned that, it was implied by some people that I was - at least on some level - a racist phallocrat...
So I asked myself... And then I remembered Star Trek Voyager, with not only a female captain but a a cast of 3 very strong women - Janeway, B'Elanna, and Seven of Nine. Actually, the male parts on the show never seemed as interesting to me. And the male cast is as racially diverse at is can be. There is no majority vs minority. And I loved that show. Even better than that- not until I though about it again yesterday did I realize that Tom Paris was the only white dude on the bridge. That's how much it bothered me...
I also remembered my favorite show, DS9, with possibly my favorite captain.
And as I was watching the 3rd episode yesterday, I realized that Discovery just is not interesting to me. It's got none of the philosophical debates, none of the moral questioning - it's about the individual, her identity, her inner conflicts. And explosions and big scary Alien types of monsters hiding in a dark ship and tearing people's limbs... This was supposed to be exciting, but it was not even that. Just a boring rehashing of every cliché in the book.
My opinion - avoid STD.