Yes. Basically we're 2-in-1, we have two modes (macro and micro, or from macro perspective: operation and maintenance), and they're largely incompatible togethe

Yes. Basically we're 2-in-1, we have two modes (macro and micro, or from macro perspective: operation and maintenance), and they're largely incompatible together for many reasons, but both are needed in order for the organism to exist within parameters. This pattern emerges in complex artificial systems as well. "Stop the world" garbage collection in some programming languages. Or the fact most stores prefer to not be open 24/7 not simply to save on salaries and power bills, but also to restock, reorganize shelves etc. The workweek/weeekend cycle is another trivial example. And so on. It's a bit like an OS that distributes time-slices of a single CPU core between a set of "background services" and "the main application".