This is not society, this is aberrant behavior.
But on the other hand, this may be normal for a specific subculture, but what the hell, it's diversity and multiculturalism to the "rescue", anyway.
I have my doubts. A lot of people are completely in the dark for what is "hip" these days and what kids are doing behind mom & pop's back.
Anyone that has been unfortunate enough to take a look at MySpace can tell you that.