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Systemd is fine. This sounds like an old sysadmin who refuses to learn because "new thing bad" with zero logic to back it up.
As a former sysadmin, there is plenty of logic in saying that. I have debugged countless systems that were using systemd, yet somehow the openrc ones just chug along. In the server space systemd is a travesty.
In the desktop space however, i much prefer systemd. Dev environments as well. So yes thst is where "it's fine". More than fine, needed!
I just hate this black and white view of the world, I cant stand it. Everything has its place, on servers you want as small a software footprint as possible, on desktop you want compatibility.
You're not wrong; I was just being hyperbolic.
I know, I was just having a bad day and I kinda took it out on you. My bad.