JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<select id="isWithBug">
    <option value='1'>With .data()</option>
    <option value='2' selected="selected">Without .data()</option>
</select>
<div id="debug"></div>
<div id="box1"></div>

CSS

#debug{
    color:red;
    weight:bold;
}

JavaScript

function tryit(withData){
    $("#debug,#box1").empty();
    function debug(txt){
        var h = $("#debug").html();
        $("#debug").html(h+"<br/>"+txt);
    }
    
    var o1 = $("<option value='1'>1</option>");
    var o2 = $("<option value='2'>2</option>");
    
    var s = $("<select>").append(o1).append(o2).appendTo("#box1");

    if(withData == 1){
        s.change(function(){debug("0");})
         .data({})
         .change(function(){debug("1");})
         .change(function(){debug("2");});
    }else{
        s.change(function(){debug("0");})
         /*.data({})*/
         .change(function(){debug("1");})
         .change(function(){debug("2");});
    }
}
        
$("#isWithBug").change(function(){
    tryit($(this).val());
});
tryit(2);