Understanding distributed systems and eventual consistency means accepting eventual inconsistency. Data will go stale, disappear, exist without creation, and vanish without a trace. You can’t prevent it, only choose the type of chaos you prefer. Embrace the suffering, mitigate the outliers, and deal with the consequences. Different systems have different quirks, like needing to be rebooted in a certain order or only being highly available at certain times. Choose your poison wisely. Some prefer reproducible and bootstrappable systems, sacrificing certain features for simplicity. Neurodivergent individuals often appreciate these systems for their friendliness to those with limited working memory. Ultimately, pick your madness and embrace it fully.
https://hazelweakly.me/blog/pick-your-distributed-poison/