> trying to make network calls look like local calls hides important details which distributed applications must handle, like latency and network instability.

among many other concerns, yes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallacies_of_distributed_compu...

> My argument is that asynchronous programming, promise pipelining, and exceptions largely solve these issues just fine, and practical experience backs this up.

you can't solve fundamental distsys problems at the language level (lasp &c. notwithstanding)

hopefully not controversial