symbol vs string vs number

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Setup

const aSymbol = Symbol('1')
const bSymbol = Symbol('2')
const aString = '1'
const bString = '2'
const aNumber = 1
const bNumber = 2
const aLongString = 'thisisareallylongstring'
const bLongString = 'thisisareallylongstring2'

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symbol
if (aSymbol === bSymbol) {
	console.log('the same!')
}
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string
if (aString === bString) {
	console.log('the same!')
}
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number
if (aNumber === bNumber) {
	console.log('the same!')
}
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long string
if (aLongString === bLongString) {
	console.log('the same!')
}
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