Global objects in react are almost universally an anti pattern. The only way to do them right is through a context, ensuring the state lives in the context. But

Global objects in react are almost universally an anti pattern. The only way to do them right is through a context, ensuring the state lives in the context. But most people hate writing the scaffolding, so a non reactive, non FP singleton gets to work and fails at integrating correctly with the react ecosphere.