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Are metalheads and goths just not a thing anymore? Why are all these young people reacting like religious grandmas from the 70s? I wore band shirts with upside down pentagrams and crosses all the time in high school. Edgy satanic imagery is about as subversive as skateboarding or pissing Calvin

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[-] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 26 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

What other people are saying is probably true to an extent, but also consider that algorithms often end up artificially inflating the popularity of certain beliefs: young people who act like 70s religious grandmas might be a tiny fraction of the youth population, but if they're made to click on things that will offend them and make them comment in droves, that generates a lot of engagement. If people end up arguing with the pearl-clutching teenagers, that generates even more engagement. And the false impression that Satanic panic is a popular idea among young people happens to be a convenient side product for those who stand to benefit from creating that impression.

If nothing else, I've got a goth zoomer cousin, so I can at least attest that they still exist.

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