Need more context on which part of the consciousness system, he seems to mean as a whole. But it’s probably because it’s possible that a greater information may enter from that loss. Seems like a surrender thing.

As to why - it seems like the lowering of entropy is something the ‘players’ in this ‘simulation’ are all programmed to strive for in one way or another. Even if I don’t agree with the entirety of his vision, Tom Campbell has interesting views on the mechanics behind that.

Even if they seem opposites, I’d say the none energy state of the inorganic is a way to lower entropy too, it just does it by inactivity vs actively reducing entropy like the mind state.