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Hot take: Just start with DS9. TNG and TOS are great but Trekkies have trouble seeing past their rose coloured glasses and both shows can be wildly uneven. DS9 is consistently great, and it's worst episodes are still worth watching. If you enjoy it, move on to TNG or Voyager, then the TOS and Enterprise.
Alternatively, just start at discovery or Strange New Worlds and stay in NuTrek for as long as you want.
All three starting points will give you a consistently good first experience with the brand.
The problem with starting with DS9 is that Sisko's entire backstory makes no sense without having seen Best of Both Worlds.
His wife is dead. You don't need to know much more than that.