>First, in my opinion distributed BEAM is mostly intended to run on a network which is fast and more reliable (such as local network). While in theory it can also work on a less reliable/slower network (e.g. geographically dispersed machines connected via Internet), in practice you might experience more frequent netsplits which could cause various problems, such as worse performance or less consistency.
This is exactly why I wasn't excited about LiveView[1]. It felt like a step backwards in terms of human-centric design. Another tool that makes us consider our network bars first and our life second.
In general, I'm kind of disappointed that Elixir isn't leading the way on decentralized and offline-first technology, but I guess it's a limitation of BEAM running on small/low-powered devices?