[majewsky]

Technically (and I think this is what this thread's misunderstanding is coming from), this is not systemd being simple. It's systemd being easy.

Simplicity is an intrinsic property of a product, describing that it solves a problem without needing many parts. Easiness is a property of the product's user experience, describing that it can be used without much training.

[squeed]

Systemd reflects the underlying system it is meant to support: the Linux kernel. And the Linux kernel is neither easy nor complex.

That Systemd can make the mania of Linux knobs usable is, IMHO, a huge achievement.