Two words: Wesley Crusher. Hey I have an idea. Instead of the crew being populated with the best and brightest people in the federation, lets have an annoying teenager be better at anything than everyone, and undercut the competance of everyone else on the ship.
that’s it!!!!
Yeah, it was fitting that Wesley’s last appearance in the series had him going off to interdimensional disney world with the obviously gay “traveler” seen in several episodes over the series...”oh Wesley...I merely opened the door...and you stepped thru it, oooooo let’s make out!”