> I'm not sure I understand Q1 - that's exactly the point: If you withdraw _from your account_ and customer B withdraws from _their_ account Same account. > t

> I'm not sure I understand Q1 - that's exactly the point: If you withdraw _from your account_ and customer B withdraws from _their_ account Same account. > the actor isn't clear here when you say "I re-read events 1-100" -- which actor is "I"? The fundamental purpose of Paxos is that different actors will come to a consensus. If different actors see different facts, no consensus was reached, and Paxos wasn't necessary.