Event sourcing allows business models and access to the data to change over time without having to modify the shape of historical data. The ability to change y

Event sourcing allows business models and access to the data to change over time without having to modify the shape of historical data. The ability to change your interface is what's alluring, not the mere fact that you have a record of changes. Though the audit trail is nice too. Funnily enough you don't get to keep an audit trail while also losing the data. It's a trade off and businesses prefer the model that suits their business.