Comment by tptacek

I mean, the thing we're saying is that instant global state with database-style consensus is unworkable. Instant state distribution though is kind of just... necessary? for a platform like ours. You bring up an app in Europe, proxies in Asia need to know about it to route to it. So you say, "ok, well, they can wait a minute to learn about the app, not the end of the world". Now: that same European instance goes down. Proxies in Asia need to know about that, right away, and this time you can't afford to wait.