This presentation discusses the fallacy that "the network is inherently reliable" in distributed systems. It begins by defining distributed systems as collections of autonomous computers interconnected via a network that work together to accomplish shared objectives. While indispensable for scalability, fault tolerance, and efficiency, the geographical dispersion introduces challenges to network reliability. The core fallacy is the erroneous belief that network communication is always dependable. In reality, networks are subject to hardware failures, software errors, congestion, security threats, and a dynamic nature. The presentation advocates for resilience over reliability by designing systems that can withstand and adapt to failures, including network disruptions. Real-world examples like the 2017 AWS S3 outage and 2016 Dyn DDoS attack highlight the need