# Consistency Assumed Free When Healthy

> Assuming consistency carries no cost while the network is healthy, ignoring the latency it still imposes.

Record: `lex:consistency-assumed-free-when-healthy`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Causality Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/causality-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-consistency-assumed-free-when-healthy

## category

- [Causality / Ordering / Distributed Time](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/causality-ordering-distributed-time.md)

## referenced-by

- [PACELC Theorem](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/pacelc-theorem.md)