>However, regarding ticketing systems, in team environments, it is very effective and helpful to have a system

I think the point is that Jira is particularly granular in the way that it lets you do things with permissions, workflow rules, roles, metrics, etc. There's a fair number of places that use that granularity to create a weird digital sweatshop.

Meaning the complaint is more about really deep "micromanagement as a service" than what you might get with lighter tools.