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I don't like it when my process init and logging system also tries to manage my volume mounts. If I unmount a device, I don't want systemd going behind my back and remounting it for me.

It's non standard behavior changes like this that drive systemd hate.

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From what I observe, the hate from systemd USERS towards non-systemd advocates is higher than the hate of non-systemd advocates to systemd.

I've never seen systemd users make t-shirts against the others, send death threats, hijack any conversation where systemd might come up to advocate their side… non-systemd advocates on the other hand…

This whole comment section certainly supports that observation. Massive amounts of "you're doing it wrong" instead of compassion.

I find it quite convenient, although I do admit the integration with /etc/fstab is a little weird. I've used it to auto-mount application data directories, for example, before an application comes online.

If that's your goal, use automount or mount everything at boot. systemd is not the correct answer here.

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