I think you're onto something. Also, viewing other people's self love pictures aids in feelings of normalcy I'd guess.  What's disturbing is how many he-hams are involved now. Just a few years ago they would never have considered taking shirtless selfies and talking about self love, rightly rejecting it as the diametric opposite of masculine behavior.  Now they're acting as soft as they look and piling their weight behind the fat acceptance avalanche.