The term "Anti-Pattern" is not used in a vacuum. Instead, it usually refers to a specific term, like >Usability< or >Static Websites<, for example. If I refer to usage of fuzzy, thin fonts on mobile as an anti-pattern, it does not mean every artistic collage with this feature is automatically shit. If I live in 1820 and tell people not to use metal for horse riding gear, I'm not judging the possibility of a superior means of transportation made out of metal.
But for 99% of the people who just want to build something with a technology, not revolutionize it, the word is still a good metaphor to guide to the right path in the given time and place.
Of course, as most things, anti-pattern defining shouldn't escalate in dogmatism, but I don't follow the conclusion that the metaphor itself is destructive or bad...
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