The worst part of it is they changed the time line. They basically went back in time and erased the entire Star Trek universe. It was nothing less than vandalism.
Yup. Precisely. Imagine the reaction if a hard core Trek fan was given carte blanche to take over the Star Wars franchise as a reboot and decided to toss it all out. I’m sure the reaction would be visceral. Turn it around and they call it fresh and exciting. It was just an insult and vandalism, as you said.