I myself just got into tattoos 3 years ago and I only have 2 and I just turned 53 so I got a late start in life and my appreciation of them. However, I do not understand the extremes of the burning and scarrification as I do not see the delicate art in this form of what is mostly "pain" to make a ma55ively primative design which is usually placed somewhere near the tattooed beautiful art design.
Most of this so-called "body-modification art" seems geared to mold you toward something less human especially when used with specialized tattoos. That would seem to prove the therory that mods want to separate as much as possible even from the foundation group of people (tattoos, bikers, rockers, punk,) that I believe accepted you for who you are.
Are Mods wanting to become a fringe population all unto themselves and not deal with any of us "normal" people? After all, What is normal now in this day and age when even people like myself can understand tattoos and get them and care about understanding people like you and what makes you tick? Isn't that what it takes to stop wars??