I disagree that the analysis articles from Jepsen, taken as whole, are arguing for a "perfect distributed system without trade offs". In my experience these art

I disagree that the analysis articles from Jepsen, taken as whole, are arguing for a "perfect distributed system without trade offs". In my experience these articles are fairly even-handed, indeed, many products make some changes based on the analysis and then contract for a follow-up. That the "tone and implication is as if somehow there is some alternative panacea without tradeoffs..." is not something I observed in this analysis or the previous ones that I have read. In my opinion the Rethink DB 2.1.5 report went fairly well for that project. If the claims are aligned with the reality of the product, it's clear the Jepsen report will highlight that. https://jepsen.io/analyses/rethinkdb-2-1-5 https://jepsen.io/analyses/rethinkdb-2-1-5