It's bad design and therfore a wrong standard. Also, it's a security desaster.

the *nix system up to the shell enviroment needs to be clean, libre and true to the vision - everything beyond may be. .. whatever...

I think the init system matters A LOT! Systemd is anti-unix-style and making it a "new default" and forcing it, by depending on it, is breaking the best os-design there is: the unix-like system. (who changes it will be forced to reinvent it...better stay close to the original vision in the first place)