This text critiques the simplistic reduction of universal processes to a mere conflict between entropy and negentropy. The author highlights the significant internal tensions within negentropic tendencies, which manifest primarily through "inventions." Any successful evolutionary invention or strategy inevitably triggers the emergence of secondary or parasitic forms that exploit or mimic the primary breakthrough. This distinction between primary and derived forms is fundamental to understanding both natural evolution and historical development, although in nature, these terms are devoid of moral connotations. The evolution of living organisms is depicted as a complex web of interactions where parasitism and predation may result in a precarious equilibrium or lead to total extinction through over-specialization. The author cautions against reductive schemes like the victim-attacker model, emphasizing instead the intricate interdependencies and complications inherent in negentropic progress. Ultimately, negentropy is presented not as a linear path of improvement, but as a dynamic process of experimentation involving inherent conflict and systemic risk.