I maintain a cordial entente with our magpies. I say hello to them, and in the 30-odd years we've been in this house, with lots of magpies in the area, none of my family never been swooped.
I always love when the gawky grey-backed 'teenagers' start coming out, with a white-backed parent in the vicinity keeping an eye on them.
I know crows are supposed to be more intelligent, but I find magpies more visually attractive & interesting.
It's the little wrens who keep attacking that stranger in the car side mirrors that I find annoying.