The show has flaws. Some minor, some huge. I've been involved in tons of debate over the details, the continuity, the intentions of the producers, but in the end I always come back to the simple fact that I enjoy this show enormously. I keep wanting to see more, and I have never once had the thought, which I had at some point for every iteration of televised Star Trek since the 1980s, "well, I should support this because it's Star Trek." It can be a mess, but it's a fun mess, and a beautiful mess. And I know that will always mean to some fans that I'm an idiot. But if I can handle being called a loser nerd in 1975 for loving a pretend space show, I think I can handle being considered an uncritical noob for loving another one in 2019.
