Yeah I agree. DS9 walked that fine balance pretty well but I can see DIS has just said "fuck it."
S2:E6 - The Sounds of Thunder
This was a fucking great episode. Why can't DIS be more like this?! We got to learn a lot about two new species (I loved that both an intelligent prey and predator species evolved on the same planet). That twist was fucking awesome, and it was nice to see the sphere data make an appearance. And the message of both the Batlu(?) and Kelpiens having to learn to live in peace and find a new balance, was very Trek.
My only nitpick was not seeing the Batlu much, and the Red Angel having to prevent the genocide from occurring, and not the Batlu from stopping themselves and giving peace a chance. Would have felt more Trek in that regards.