Because of the ubiquity, nay, monopoly of systemd I always assumed it was miles ahead of other init systems. Nope. I’ve been using a non-systemd environment for a while and must say I’m surprised by how little breaks, i.e., next to nothing. Moreover, boot and shutdown times are faster, and more of that good stuff. I suggest trying it out.
Read. I’m saying that you lied, not that your preferences are bad.
Systemd doesn’t force you to use binlogs.
its the default, its the default everywhere, nobody is changing that configuration because systemd is a massive blob of nonsense.
Why is it the default?
Because most people prefer it. Again: having a minority taste doesn’t mean you’re oppressed when there’s an option to have what you want.
I don’t remember anyone -asking- for systemd, I just remember being subjected to it at the time it started getting popular.
If systemd is the solution, I want my problem back.