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There's absolutely nothing in the article (which I did read) about it. If you yourself had read the article, you would know that it was not explained, accounted for, or justified.

There is a single vague reference to a "primary DC". There is no discussion at all of backups or disaster recovery.

It's because comments are usually far more intelligent and interesting to read and I set my app to open up comments than the story by default. I don't blame the others doing the same.

So how can you comment on, or have a critical thought about an article, if you're just reading a bunch of other comments likely left by others who also likely didn't read the article?

I find that genuinely baffling, and somewhat worrying, especially on more serious topics.

Mind quoting the section in the linked article that accounts for this, explains it, and justifies it?