In the best possible scenario, a distributed DB can be as truthful as a single DB. In the best possible scenario, a DB with snapshot isolation can be as truthf

In the best possible scenario, a distributed DB can be as truthful as a single DB. In the best possible scenario, a DB with snapshot isolation can be as truthful as a strictly serialisable DB. In both those cases, your truth is at the whim of a programmer committing buggy code. When I want truth, I write append-only events and fold my view over them. TFA tried to argue a point about eventual-consistency never settling, but that's how the world works. What's the final balance of your bank account?