I used to spend a lot of time on those hot-or-not "rating" sites, just clicking through the pictures...not because it made me feel good to rate people, but because there were some MAJOR beauties on there. Many pictures were just snapshots of ordinary people who were really good-looking, flaws and all...the kind of people you run across in real life from time to time and think "Wow!" Only it wasn't real life, it was a big time-waster.

Personally I think it's an indication of boredom, of a need for something more substantial to focus on. I don't see it as an addiction per se. It's certainly worth sharing with your psychiatrist.