Are people gothic just to get attention?

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I've noticed that in Middle School & in High School, the gothic community seemed to grow. More and more people were becoming gothic and I was wondering is the purpose to get attention for themselves? At first, I thought they were all depressed but I realized then i was stereotyping so I decided to post my question on MyLot and find out what other people think before I go and make accusations. Some people think gothic people are creepy, some people think they are cool, a lot of different views. I also thought they were "emos" when I was a freshmen in High school but that was also stereotyping. Anyways, what do you guys think? Why are people gothic? This is driving me crazy because I need to find out!