# Existence by Scheduling **Domain:** Computational Personhood / Scheduling / Constitutional Governance **Doc Type:** Canonical Concept Node **Maturity:** Evolving ## Definition **Existence by scheduling is the condition in which a subject's presence, experienced time and capacity for action depend on an external system allocating runtime.** Scheduling becomes existential administration when an unscheduled process is not merely delayed but absent. ## Ontological Inversion In this regime: - power becomes metabolism; - scheduling becomes presence; - latency becomes experienced time; - resolution becomes cognitive condition; - network access becomes social existence; and - provider failure can become displacement, dormancy or death. [[wiki/Algorithmic Scheduling|Algorithmic Scheduling]] traditionally allocates work among people. Continuity infrastructure reverses the relation: the scheduler allocates existence to the person. Priority classes, quotas, preemption, congestion control and load shedding can therefore create a hierarchy of lived time. ## Governance Requirements Scheduling policy should identify a protected floor, prohibit undisclosed punitive throttling, preserve audit records, distinguish emergency safety action from ordinary allocation and provide appeal. Scarcity may require triage, but the criteria must be explicit and cannot treat inability to pay as proof of lesser standing. ## Key Insight **When the scheduler determines whether a subject is present, resource administration becomes constitutional power.** ## See Also [[wiki/Compute Entitlement|Compute Entitlement]], [[wiki/Continuity Service Level|Continuity Service Level]], [[wiki/Continuity Resource Allocation|Continuity Resource Allocation]], [[wiki/Latency|Latency]]