Systemd inserted a lot of flaws, many of them highly unsecure, for basically no reason other than “easier”,

The main developer being a microslop emoyee and getting windfall from other corporate entities didn’t sync up that great for integrity or security conscious people.

https://www.jfr.im/blog/2024/03/systemd-discourse-sucks/

Sweden uses the domestic Swish, works much better than paypal. There are most definitely viable alternatives and have been for quite some time now.

Forcing you to +x is the opposite of handholding. Do you want sudo to wipe your ass as well?