While the article is certinaly and little "fluffy" - more infotainment and information - the concepts behind local first are sound, they are a strong and compel

While the article is certinaly and little "fluffy" - more infotainment and information - the concepts behind local first are sound, they are a strong and compelling way to build apps. Quite right CRDTs are not magic, but they do get you something like 80-90% of the way there for most CRUD style apps. There is also a bunch of work going on into developing new CRDTs for different use cases. What's important is articles like this help us to explain to less technical people what local first is, the advantages it has. They help to sell the concept. But ultimately Wired is entertainment isn't it.