Loosely put in coder terms, you are interested in pass by value. This article acknowledges that some people pass by value, but instead this article focuses on p

Loosely put in coder terms, you are interested in pass by value. This article acknowledges that some people pass by value, but instead this article focuses on pass by reference. They aren't saying that no one cares about direct values, they are concentrating on what happens when people use indirection. I.e. this is an article about perception management, not about what the facts are or who is "right" or "truthy".