r/PhonesAreBad is a subreddit with 215k members. The community frequently discusses phone, smartphone, hate, phones, and iphone, and the most common flair used is image, text post, video, other (edit me), and not relevant.
A subreddit to showcase all of the pics and arguments people have that can be boiled down to "phones are bad".
Popular Topics in r/PhonesAreBad
#1
Phone
165 posts
#2
Smartphone
36 posts
#3
Hate
21 posts
#4
Phones
20 posts
#5
Iphone
18 posts
#6
Worst
15 posts
#7
Addiction
15 posts
#8
Boomer
10 posts
#9
App
9 posts
#10
6 posts
Flair Used in r/PhonesAreBad
#1
image
: "The 2016 glazing has lost the plot — now people are acting like the world of ten years ago was a phone-free utopia."
28 posts
#2
text post
: "Is it karma farming bots, or just fucking idiots here these days? Haven't seen a funny post in weeks, and every day I scroll past muppets that belong in lostredditors"
8 posts
#3
video
: "Its sad its come to this"
7 posts
#4
other (edit me)
: "We seriously need a "i know what this sub is for" flair - Repost for visibility"
6 posts
#5
not relevant
: "Do you ever open your phone to do something specific and then immediately forget what it was?"
1 post
#6
news article
: "Do You Use a Screen Protector on Your Phone?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/PhonesAreBad
Yearly
+707 members(0.3%)
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Last updated: August 14, 2026