Great essay, it created an idea in my head, the opposite of a Free Electron. I'm calling them Free Radicals. It could tie into your Screwed Scenario in that if you have some ratio more Free Radicals to Free Electrons, your company has cancer and it's time to do something about it. I'm guessing it's a 5-1 ratio but it could be higher.

If you have as few as 2 Free Radicals and no Free Electrons, chances are your company will have cancer in the next 6 months.