Over the past three years, that post of mine has received hundreds of hits from Google searches for "free range chickens". People came to that page hoping to find assistance on husbandry tips and choice of feeds. I suspect most fit your "Life in Beta" model here. They were disoriented by use of the chicken metaphor applied to learning. They then explored that unexpected possibility and got reoriented to how "free ranging" isn't just for chickens anymore. Great post! Thanks for the mention Harold.