You are arguing against threejs not react. R3f reconciles threejs in the exact way it's getting used, a graph. This ofc is also how blender gltf et al work. If

You are arguing against threejs not react. R3f reconciles threejs in the exact way it's getting used, a graph. This ofc is also how blender gltf et al work. If you make a webgl app on the web you most likely use three and all react does is make that a little ordered with some additional benefits when it comes to performance, memory and interop.