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x = x + 1 is confusing and obviously wrong

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Assignments where a given variable appears both on the left and right of the `=` are confusing and wrong. Take `x = x + 1`, there is no value of x such the equality holds. The *mathematically correct* thing to do in such a case is to set `x` to `NO!`. More generally, any assignment where the same variable appears on both sides should set all involved variables to `NO!`.

Incrementing `x` then looks like:
```
// The Value Formerly Known As
let tvfka = fn(a) {
return a;
}

x = 42;
old_x = tvfka(x);
x = old_x + 1;
```

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