Teenage Alcoholism

We've all seen the pictures of some idiot on myspace, facebook, or twitter that's drunk and acting like a fool. My question is just plain old why? Does it make you cool that you play beer pong at your friend's house and get drunk every weekend? Do you have to prove something? Or is it just that you don't realise how stupid you look?

Pictures of you puking, sitting on the toilet, passed out, or in bed with someone you just met... Seriously??? Maybe I just have too much self integrity or knowledge to realise what's the big deal with drunken pictures because when I look at those pictures I don't see cool kids partying, I see future AA members...