6. Movement toward growth and expansion. The steady-state characteristic is descriptive of simple or primitive opep systems. As the system becomes more complex and moves toc'Ounteract entropy, open systems move toward growth and expansion. This is_not a contradiction of the steady-state thesis.
To ensure their survival, large and complex systems operate in a way to acquire some margin of safety beyond the immediate level of existence. The many subsystems within the system, to avoid entropy, tend to import more energy than is required for its output