A compatible alternative to syslog would have been healthy. An incompatible that is the only thing properly supported by systemd is not.

I don't know why you're being downvoted. can someone enlighten me?

you're not allowed to dislike system-d nowadays.

seems like every time I make a valid point against systemd it's flagkilled instead of being replied to.

I've taken to lurking on #systemd in order to see when they sound the bells for an HN thread takeover.