The ultimate fear is that such a wide range of tones attempting to capture different audiences ultimately results in none of them capturing enough of an audience to justify their existence, and then the whole franchise gets written off for another dry spell like we had post-Enterprise.
That’s a gatekeepers argument. It’s not an argument for the strength of the show itself, it’s fear of something new and to shun that new thing because it might shake the status quo. It’s nonsense. Especially when we’re talking about a franchise like Star Trek which is specifically dedicated to the idea of representing different audiences and peoples. The idea that the series is being “too diverse” is just ridiculous. That’s literally the point of everything in the shows. To show diversity and inclusion through that strength. There are numerous quotes from the shows specifically saying that.
I also still am not giving any weight to what you’re saying here because you’re not part of that demographic. At no point in this conversation have you ever considered them. Every single retort of yours has just been “Yeah but it might make things worse for me and other older fans. Who cares about the new ones?”
Fear of the unknown, fear of something knew, and hiding behind tradition is the exact type of shit that Star Trek goes out of its way to say is a terrible thing to hold onto. Especially, again considering you have repeatedly ignored me saying this, every single show has had a radically different tone to varying degrees of success. Fearing that this new tone is going to break it is just the same argument that’s been made since TNG was released and I’m not entertaining this nonsense any longer.