It's refreshing to read to someone that actually says "I was so wrong"
I was wrong also with systemd, I hated it mainly because I already knew init.d, where files are, where configs where etc. Some years later hate is gone, I'm not a power user, but I just now know how to handle my things with systemd and all is good.
it's weird, and refreshing, to find someone who actually reads the article and don't base his comments only on the header, and also provides some additional info.