>>75145358Emo is characterized by expressing emotions, usually negative and is all about the internal feelings of the person - songs that are Emo are usually confessional in nature and melodramatic and angsty and while the clothing is usally 'emo' (dark with reds and purples, black hair etc) it is less important that the indivial expressing themselves
Goth meanwhile is characterized less by angst and interal emotions and more with the pure aesthetic and a fascination with the macabre; Goth is much broader and more eclectic than EMo, including everything from gothic lolita, dark academia, cybergoth and more
goth music, unlike emo which is specific rock/pop styles with specific angsty lyrical content is also more braod and abstract, ranging from goth rock, goth metal, industrial, cybergoth and darkwave music
tl;dr emos are whiny angsty faggots, goths are larping autists