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I find the world a fascinating place—sometimes disturbing, a lot of times fun, but always fascinating! And I'd be lying if I said I didn't find the "guys with iPhones" phenomenon all of the above: disturbing, fun and fascinating!

The need to be seen these days never fails to astound me, which I guess is no surprise given our obsession with social networking. We've turned into a planet of profile-updaters, and as a result our voyeuristic and exhibitionistic natures have exploded onto computer screens all over the world.

Give a guy a phone and a bathroom mirror and I'll give you thousands of blogs dedicated to young men taking snaps of themselves—in various states of undress—and posting them on social sites for all the world to see. Is it pride or vanity? Is it because we're comfortable with our bodies and don't care, or are we trying to compete for physical perfection and shameless attention? Are we desperately seeking our 15 minutes of fame, or are we telling the world not to take life so seriously and have a little fun? Do we all want to be pornstars deep down inside or are we declaring to the world "this is me and I'm happy with who I am"?

Who knows? All I ask is, if you're going to take a pic of yourself with a toilet in the background, please make sure the lid's down!