It drives me crazy too. I think iPhone portrait mode has really rough results but people seem to use it. Honestly most DSLR bokeh photos were bad ten years ago

It drives me crazy too. I think iPhone portrait mode has really rough results but people seem to use it. Honestly most DSLR bokeh photos were bad ten years ago too. (for different reasons) Take a look at Google image results for "bokeh". These are not exactly Kubrick-tier bokeh. https://www.google.com/search?q=bokeh&sxsrf=AOaemvIRaTBieq-lY6NFABUNu3ZIhB07ag:1642266074358&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiw6_PvnbT1AhVvDzQIHQCzCG4Q_AUoAXoECAEQAw&cshid=1642266095147926&biw=1920&bih=1089&dpr=1 https://www.google.com/search?q=bokeh&sxsrf=AOaemvIRaTBieq-l... ie hobbyists have very low standards.