JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

JavaScript

function MyClass(pointer, myVar) {
    this.myVar = myVar;

    this.replaceMe = function (value) {
        pointer.value = MyClass.staticHelper(this, pointer, value);
        return pointer.value;
    };

    this.revealVar = function () {
        alert(this.myVar);
    };
}

MyClass.staticHelper = function (instance, pointer, value) {
    return new MyClass(pointer, instance.myVar + value);
};

var instance = new MyClass({
    get value() { return instance; },
    set value(newValue) { instance = newValue; }
}, 2);

instance.revealVar();               // alerts 2
instance.replaceMe(40).revealVar(); // alerts 42