Yes, if you’re using any sort of multi master db, you’re using a variant of paxos, raft or something which you shouldn’t really trust until aphyr blasts it into the low earth orbit.
The paper itself is very approachable and worth spending an hour or so on.
I remember trying to read the paper and giving up somewhere early in the proof. I certainly don't think it gives a great intuition why the algorithm holds, so "approachability" is a matter of definition (does it tell a fun story? sure yeah).
The paper itself is very approachable and worth spending an hour or so on.