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Counterproductive

Oxford: having the opposite of the desired effect: The response to the disaster was unsuccessful and perhaps even counterproductive.

Macmillan: having a result that is the opposite of the one you intended: Research shows that sending young offenders to prison can be counterproductive.

Cambridge: having an effect that is the opposite of what you intend or desire: As a way to improve traffic, widening roads can be counterproductive, as it may just encourage more people to drive.

Collins: achieves the opposite result from the one that you want to achieve: In practice, however, such an attitude is counter-productive.

It seems you are looking for existence.

If you want to emphasize the fact that "just being extant" is in and of itself a main reason for its influence, you could use its mere existence or something of the kind.