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Goths are still around, in the same capacity as theyve been for at least the past 15 years.

Emos are around too. Theres just a lot less of them. My Chemical Romance breaking up definitely led to a lot of them moving on, plus a lot of the other popular emo bands either broke up or changed their image and music. Theres still a bunch of them though, especially in the UK. Aside from the mid-2000s emo sound and look continuing on, theres emo rap now which is somewhat popular (or was, before Lil Peep died), and a new wave of dedicated MCR fans that are mostly 12-14 year olds who for some inexplicable reason believe that the band will make a comeback any time now. And post-hardcore is still doing fine (a lot of it is basically emo music).

Now that Warped Tour has had its final run, it remains to be seen how emo will survive. The emo look is pretty dead though. I miss it, and the scene kid look too. That was a fun time.

I feel like goths have had more longevity because goth music spans many genres (rock, punk, pop, electronic, metal, etc.) and even the goth look has variations (pastel goth, cybergoth, health goth). Emo is significantly more limited, plus its very much a youth cultural thing. Its acceptable to be a goth in your 40s. No 40 year old identifies as emo.