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Hmm that's an interesting take on systemd. Not sure if anyone would be pivoting to a non-systemd distro after experiencing it... Well I've been using Linux before systemd and I wouldn't switch back to what we had before simply because it makes my life easier in so many ways.
But yes, I see how less fragmented and more approachable a systemd distro will look for a beginner.