Your statement sounds like a reverse cargo cult. The problem is not that people use these constructs that you mention. The problem is that people use the wrong constructs at the wrong time, don't seem particularly good at judging which to use when and just use the most convoluted one by default.
There are many contexts in which the factory pattern is the best choice (although not the majority) and in which configuring logging externally is the best choice (almost always).
There are many contexts in which the factory pattern is the best choice (although not the majority) and in which configuring logging externally is the best choice (almost always).