Danfun128 said:

Allow me to defend JJ Trek.

I don't think you need to turn your brain off to enjoy it. Sometimes small events do make big changes in history. While some people may have the same position in life, their life experiences may have brought them there in different ways.

The whole altered timeline thing is just ridiculous. It was their pathetic attempt to reboot the franchise without alienating their entire fanbase. And I'm saddened to see there are still people who try to defend it.

An altered timeline wouldn't:

Drastically affect technology, not from just a decade of time passing from when it occurred.
Affect Spock before Nero got a chance to kill his mom. When we first meet NuSpock he's already an insufferable douche.
Move the Gorn from their home in the Beta Quadrant to ruling an entire neighboring galaxy (This is from the video game but its story was written by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci)
Do THIS to the Klingons:

Physically alter Khan from being a brown Sikh to a pasty skinned Brit

This is just from off the top of my head, I haven't seen either film in quite a while but I know there's plenty more.

Some of the constant just plain story inconsistencies are covered here and here.

But honestly, why is anyone defending a film series that claims a single star going super nova is a threat to the entire galaxy? If that's not a request to turn off your brain I don't know what is.