If you dont mind me asking, what's a subsystem vs a side system? And how do layered systems work/operate?
A subsystem is a system inside of a system. Think a group of members being apart of their own system inside of the another system (subsystems inside of subsystems are called nested subsystems /fyi). The way that this works differs from system to system.
A sidesystem is a system that’s “to the side” of another system, usually the main/biggest system, but doesn’t have to be. The members are separate/there’s no overlap in members like you would see in a subsystem (where at least one member is also apart of the system their subsystem is in). All the members of a sidesystem are separate to the system they are “to the side” of. Basically, it’s like having multiple systems in one body, moreso than if it was just a system with many subsystems, because they are so separate. For some, they might be even more separate — with a sidesystem being on a different layer than another system (this isn’t what everyone experiences though).
We’re more than happy to provide visual learners, like ourselves, with some diagrams! Our tablet is just dead rn, so it might be a bit ^^’