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Of course, with mainstream acceptance comes the inevitable commodification. Fast fashion brands now sell "corpcore" and "dark academia" hauls. There is a tension between the elder goths (who remember being bullied for their style) and the "TikTok goths" (who treat the lifestyle as a seasonal costume). In animation, from Adventure Time became a god-tier