text: why do people go goth??????   why are people punk, religious, or shy?  goth is just another attribute of a person, it's part of their personality.  it's the way they see the world and react to it.  admittedly, most of the teenagers you see that look goth aren't, just like the suburban white kids that try and be gangsters aren't.  goths are just people, most of which are nice, intelligent, spiritual individuals.