Why is systemd hated so much?

[dalto]

@aaron_r_v

I think I’ll close this thread as I found an answer.

Done

For reference, here is the link to the other topic if someone wants to continue the conversation.

What's the deal with Systemd?

I vaguely understand what Systemd is and its functions. Always made me curious though when I saw people complain about it and how it’s the literal devil. Why though? Only people who like it or are indifferent about it provide actual answers (that it’s rather bloated and tries to do too many things, though it’s easy to use?), whereas people who hate it just yell that they do so with foam coming out their mouth. I’m not looking for a reason to hate it, I’m not even in a position to have an opinio…