x++; Why is this invalid, other languages allow you to increment a variable by one like this, why can't you do this in Rust?

Why can't I increment a variable like this?

eugene2k June 30, 2018, 1:29pm 14

Freedom to shoot yourself in the foot is not a rust marketing point

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