In physics, entropy is a law; in social systems, it’s a mere tendency — though a strong one, to be sure.

Entropy sows the seeds of destruction.

Organisms organize. ... We sort the mail, build sand castles, solve jigsaw puzzles, separate wheat from chaff, rearrange chess pieces, collect stamps, alphabetize books, create symmetry, compose sonnets and sonatas, and put our rooms in order... We propagate structure (not just we humans but we who are alive). We disturb the tendency toward equilib... See more