JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<a href="#">eat</a>

<div id="content">a</div>

JavaScript

function Recur(x)
{
    x = x + 1;
    $("#content").html(x);
    
    //Switch these two lines to see the difference:
    setTimeout(function() { Recur(x); }, 0);
    //Recur(x);
}

$("a").click(function(){ Recur(1); });