You're damning journald for things syslogd doesn't do either.

Syslog is not reliable. Syslog is incredibly falsifiable (journald is not). Syslog does not handle system crashes well either (pretty much the case where journald gets corrupted).

Syslog also doesn't capture application logs. Syslog does not hand over from dracut. Syslog guarantees nothing.

Don't present it as a step backwards when it's a step forwards, albeit with some warts. Even in its worst case, journald still provides more functionality and more security than syslog, and you can still use your normal syslogger