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14,932 PointsWhy are we allowed to delete element when we write the 'this' keyword?
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Kristaps Vecvagars
6,193 PointsWhy do you think it's unusual? When you reference an element in JS, you are allowed to do almost anything you want with that element - change it's content, attributes, css properties or delete it, if you wish. Why would using 'this' require different behavior?