Sure, the point is there's a difference between: "this system is currently costing more than it is producing" vs "this system, by definition, is negative sum

Sure, the point is there's a difference between: "this system is currently costing more than it is producing" vs "this system, by definition, is negative sum" The first is a comment on the current state of the thing, the second is an immutable statement about the thing's nature, which in this case is false.