People said "cool" in the 1950s, and started saying "man" around the same time (it was a push-back against racist whites calling black men "boy"). It's almost 70 years later. "Cool" and "Hey man" are still around.It's a fictional humanity of 130-380 years into the future. I think we can just accept they still say modern slang in the 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th centuries.
The Beatles were mentioned in DSC. It's been almost 60 years since they debuted. They're still remembered. They're still listened to by new audiences who weren't even alive when the band was together. If they made it to 2020, they'll probably make it to 2256.
The difference between New Trek series and Old Trek series is that we now have a much better sense of what Pop Culture and Slang will endure and what won't. "That's cool" will last. "Right on!" didn't.
Even VOY and ENT started referencing stuff from the Mid-20th Century. They were beginning to tip-toe their way in slowly. Paris mentioning Night of the Living Dead isn't any different from Stamets mentioning John Lennon. Then there's Paris' 3D Theater program during the seven season of VOY and Movie Night on ENT where they watched movies from about 1930-1970.
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One of the reasons I found the jokes unfunny was because they were obvious, overblown, too reliant on the characters’ delivery or even body language. The finger pointing and “snappy” dialogue was cringe.
