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by kbenson 4789 days ago
$_ is not global, it's lexical. It's value is not haphazardly chosen, it is the topic for structures that topicalize.

You seem to be proving what I said earlier[1]. You think you understand what's going on, but in truth you don't. Feel free to continue making assertions regarding things you don't know, I can't stop you, but be aware that to do so is dishonest.

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5657901