Yes, systemd is a very good and very well written piece of software while GNOME is a pile questionable decisions that uses web tech to create themes and takes about half a second to load up any window. Also the same pile where you've to use 3 different network management UIs to get stuff done. And... where you can't have desktop icons because they were too hard to get done properly OR where you can't have a "disable animations" toggle on the settings to actually disable ALL animations instead of just some stuff while leaving others arounds.
Finally, because nobody needs to manage system like it's the 2000's nor have duplicate daemons around to do stuff that systemd does in 1/4 of the resources and with less bugs.
The problem with compiled JS is that it doesn't last long. Any piece of software written in the popular frameworks will probably not compile in 5 years because xyz dependency. There might be ways around it, but all annoying and not good. Some type of software really needs more assurances that "might compile in 5 years" because some people can't afford to upgrade to the latest framework down the path due to size or simply lack of time.
I don't really get this type of "media" bullshit articles. Yes, Windows is becoming progressively worse with more annoyances but you also have more simple to use tools than ever to disable those annoyances in bulk.
For the average user is far simpler to just run W10 Privacy, CTT or some other tool to disable all the annoying Windows features than it is to move to Linux and face all the major pain points people usually have around software compatibility and missing xyz very specific that isn't really the same thing under Linux.
There you go, fixed the Windows problem for you in a few clicks, no need to download an entire new OS and complain afterwards.
At least WP is free, Ghost is as "free" until you find out its only useful with the rest of the payed platform. editorjs.io is much better in that sense.
At least archive.today actually works to bypass paywalls... and provides content quickly. archive.org is massive and cool but it usually doesn't contain snapshots from paid articles, it is also very very slow, US-controlled and the way you look for a snapshot and move the dates is painfully slow.
Yeah Microsoft for what's worth does play ball, you can open complaints and they'll actually read those and act fast. Google is a total pain to deal with, even if you're on some type of google partnership they'll not do much.
I don't disagree with you but... it also provides a cohesive ecosystem of tools to manage linux. What we had before was a poorly integrated mess of smaller tools that was just too hard to maintain and sometimes use.
Besides not all systemd components come out of the box with the base binary, some have to be installed if you need them. And no, it doesn't get in the way. :)
If it need documentation means things are over the line when comes to complexity and I should scale down / simplify. :)
Complexity and over-engineering are a serious problem, I really try to keep it as simple as possible so I don't have to waste time managing it, dealing with updates and potential security issues. Simple code/infrastructure breaks less and has less potential insecure points.
I get your point, those systems make it harder to take down things permanently but they aren't as resilient and perfect as people paint them to be - an it has nothing to do with being pedantic, it is just the reality of things.
I guess we can take the overhead of rust considering all the advantages. Go however... can't even.