Thanks for using words. I am happy to know something I didn't know yesterday... I just don't know why instead of getting answers to the question I asked ("Is my perception of the motive incorrect?"), I got downvotes. Especially when my comment about knowing someone personally who does it for "hipness" got an equal number of downvotes. Anecdotes are not suitable data for proving conclusions, but I would think they are suitable for disproving generalities.
I apologize for complaining about downvotes - I'm just very surprised and disappointed that some innocent curiosity is getting such a vehemently arrogant reception.