My immediate thought, as well, when I read it. haha
As far as the stance/car, to each their own. Now, you want to understand it? It's like anything and people. Once you start an idea, style, fad, etc, the only to top it, is to take it a step further. This is simply where it's progressed. For some, they forget the reasons behind something and take it too far, but that is still only a matter of opinion. I'm for whatever you wanna do. I'll do what I want.