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Related - Steve Yegge's account of his intelligent, exploring, and apparently eventually depressed beta: http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2008/10/programmers-vi

• lotsofmangos 12y ago
  Underneath the bridge The tarp has sprung a leak And the animals I've trapped Have all become my pets And I'm living off of grass And the drippings from the ceiling But it's okay to eat fish 'Cause they don't have any feelings
• mturmon 12y ago
  One has mixed feelings about linking that piece, because the series was already such a hit on HN. But you have to -- some may not have read them. At some level, the truth or falsity of the proposition, "the betta feels trapped", is irrelevant, because we find what we need in the piece. The most relevant part is the section titled "My betta", and here's a teaser: "I had taken to lying on my bed and watching my betta for an hour or longer. The betta was the sole occupant of the tank in my bedroom. I had filled the tank with plants and copious natural light, so the effect was calming and serene. At times I almost envied the betta for the nice home I'd made for him. "One day, after the betta had been in his new home for several weeks, I found him exploring. It was a most unusual exploration, and one that I will never forget. ...