The Unix philosophy is about function, not form. Say you have a tool to send
  something over a network. In 1993, that tool can get by being quite simple.
  In 2024, that same tool now needs to be more complex, just to do the same
  'one job' and to 'do it well'.

Even by that standard scope remains a problem with systemd, it makes emacs look svelte. It's absorbed big pieces like time management and logging that ought not be part of a purported init system.