If a general system becomes good enough, you see it displace specialized systems. In this case the Kafka paradigm can be replaced because there is such a perfor

If a general system becomes good enough, you see it displace specialized systems. In this case the Kafka paradigm can be replaced because there is such a performant NoSql DB. It's kind of like how standalone cameras became less and less desirable as phone cameras got better. Standalone could do better quality - but this matters less once both options are really good. There is some 'good enough' point where you hit vastly diminishing returns & simplifying into just phones became worthwhile. Databases (certainly Scylla) may be hitting a point where specializing, actively optimizing, etc. are less desirable than just reusing one good system.