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    Agree. It reminds me of the "immutable data" idea. If it is immutable, carve it in a rock, don't waste a computer to do that. Let computers do stuff with data! That is why we built them! Applications work with data. Data that is constant is useless. Commented Apr 10, 2017 at 19:47
  • @nocomprende FYI, I will be making an addendum to this later. I feel like my answer's missing part of the OP's underlying question. Because, there is a legit concern floating behind the "stateless application" idea. But, the answer is along the lines of, when people say 'stateless', what they mean to say is 'relies minimally on server-side sessions.' Commented Apr 10, 2017 at 19:53
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    @nocomprende: immutable data structures is something different, and is a tool used to manage lifecycles of memory objects. Commented Apr 11, 2017 at 2:07
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    Love your first line of explanation. When we discuss something, each verbal statement we make instantly dies away into oblivion. But somehow, we are still able to carry on a conversation, eh? It's Magic! Commented Apr 12, 2017 at 14:48
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    @nocomprende This is an interesting discussion, but I guess we shouldn't continue it here. Commented Feb 23, 2018 at 16:14