Ranting, especially on work made by the community* is bad, i know but my frustration comes because it has not be like that. systemd is bloat, madness …
Linux has improved on so many front, is better than ever but this pile of crap is threatening everything.
*systemd is IBM, so not really community, so it’s fine :)
Sounds more likely to be your distro than the init system. You’ve probably got a load of junk units, optional units running for no reason, etc.
Unless you’re getting your hands dirty configuring each initialisation system by hand, it’s not a fair comparison.