Yes... a lot of the example we have seen here are 'just' handles. newIORef creates handles. Something many programmers would like is the ability to create fresh handles at the toplevel...
Yes, I hear what they want. That doesn't mean I think it's a good idea. Top level things with identity are evil. :)
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