It makes my job easier, AND it has no side effects? What IS this magical anti-pattern unicorn of which you speak?
I know of people who cite Singleton as an anti-pattern. There's folks what call Facade an anti-pattern.
I'm an old guy with a bunch of competing principles floating around in my noggin. An anti-pattern in one [language/paradigm/methodology] context may be fine in another.
Maybe, nah - probably...okay, to be honest, yes.