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
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.