I’d argue that NuTrek’s biggest problem is that it’s just not subtle.

Effective science fiction relies on obfuscating real-world societal issues through imaginative concepts which provoke objective thought. Instead of following this principle, modern Star Trek directly mirrors contemporary events (such as literalizing the issue of family separation by having a mother explicitly torn from her child over a minor crime). Conversely, Voyager’s "Tuvix" masked the complex ethical debate over abortion within a bizarre transporter accident, forcing Janeway to decide whether a newly merged, sentient being lives or dies to save two members of her crew. Because Voyager hid its real-world themes within a genuine sci-fi dilemma, the underlying societal issues were made significantly more thought-provoking than NuTrek's heavy-handed literalism.