cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/10094818

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Gender variability as declarations in JavaScript: const / let / var

Meme is based on Jordan Peterson “approival / disapproval” format, him being a conservative who disapproves of gender fluidity.

Transcript:

  • Jordan Peterson approval image: const gender;
  • Jordan Peterson angry image: let gender;
  • Jordan Peterson crying image: var gender;
  • @soloner
    21•5 months ago

    Reassignment isn’t the same as mutation. But mutation depends on the type of value. If gender was a string like “female” it wouldn’t be mutable cuz strings are immutable in JS.

    • andrewEnglish
      5•5 months ago

      Yeah this is true. My joke makes an assumption about the type not being a primitive type.