JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="element">click me</div>
<div class="count">0</div>

JavaScript

(function($){
    setInterval(function(){
        $('.element').click();
    }, 1000);
    
    $('.element').on('click', function(){
        $count = $('.count');
        $count.text(parseInt($count.text()) + 1);
    });
})(jQuery)