The JavaScript Type Coercion Betrayal

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The JavaScript Type Coercion Betrayal

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Oh the BETRAYAL! The blue character is proudly showing off JavaScript as their favorite language, only to be EXPOSED for the chaotic monster it truly is! JavaScript's infamous string concatenation turns "11" + 1 into "111" (because strings eat numbers for breakfast), but then has the AUDACITY to make "11" - 1 equal 10 (suddenly remembering it can do math). The white character's dead-inside expression says it all—we've been living this type coercion nightmare since 1995! The gremlin peeking from the JavaScript box is the language's true form—a chaotic gremlin that LIVES to confuse developers with its inconsistent type handling. It's not a bug, it's a "feature"! 💀

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