Applying the Le Chatelier principle
The system doesn't "want" anything.  This is a major misconception with Le Chatelier's principle.

Think about the following reversible reaction, everything in the gas phase:

$$\ce{A + B &lt;=&gt; C}$$

We'll simplify the rate law of the forward reaction to

$$\text{rate} = K_\mathrm{fwd}[\ce{A}][\ce{B}]$$

The reverse rate law is

$$\text{rate} = K_\mathrm{rev}[\ce{C}]$$

If the volume is doubled, what happens to the rate of the forward reaction?  It is quartered.  What happens to the forward reaction?  It is halved.  So, the reaction "shifts to reactants". 

If the volume is halved, what happens to the forward rate?  It is quadrupled.  The reverse rate is doubled.  The reaction "shifts to products". 

What happens when an inert gas is added?  Since the inert gas appears in neither the forward nor the reverse rate law, nothing happens.

I'm afraid you have learned some misconceptions.

Le Chatelier's principle was developed before much of what is studied in a general chem course today was known.  It has been used to manipulate the outcome of reactions.  All of the predictions made by Le Chatelier's principle can be made by understanding how reactions work at the particle level.  Le Chatelier's Principle is from the macroscopic perspective and leads many students to generate misconceptions.