Wild competition between Linux distros of who complies harder without necessity. I bet this will be a great way to get a new Linux distro for many people.

Should have done it long time ago, as it uses plenty of other crap, like systemd. Artix is probably your best alternative.

dont buy the fud. arch doesnt even use this systemd-userdb stuff unless you are some ancient neckbeard that knows what LDAP is and are running 45 year old mainframes you have no need for concern.