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by hot_gril 1233 days ago
Yes. I was inexperienced, saw "high availability," and didn't realize the standby could fall behind and lose data.
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Also, it's worded like a strict improvement when really it's a tradeoff. You're sacrificing the guarantee of persistence for more availability. I feel like most people who know what this means are not going to want it.