I've battled with this for a long time now. The point is the same as the point in everything else, to delve a certain degree of comfort from it, whether it's satisfying a craving from a curious perspective(wanting to develop for the sake of art) or satisfying a lust for love and attention. I go back and forth between thinking that anyone that has purposely built themself over the size of a regular person looks totally rediculous and stupid to thinking that it is a beautful art form. I think I'm coming to the conclusion that it's all about why the person is doing it. The more artsy it looks, the better, imo-these people carry themselves with a confidence that makes it look good. The more the person is doing it because they crave love and attetion because they are insecure with themselves, the worse it looks-these are usually the freakiest and the heaviest drug users-but there are exceptions, like Ronnie, Yates, Nasser and a few others. I'll tell you one thing though-our reasons change. I started because I was uncomfortable with who I was and I think that's how most people start(though few are actually conscious of that reason). I continue now because it's become my project, like a model or a puzzle that I keep working on, trying to figure out all it's nuances.
