effort lessness being emo is all about trying really hard to look like you don't really care being indifferent isn't as easy as it looks it requires effort why spend two hours slathering your hair with pomade taking a straightening iron to the bangs and the back then shaking the whole mess out and matting it to your forehead to look like you just took a nap haphazardly slept on your 'do suddenly rolled out of bed and bolted out the door because merely sleeping on your coif would be too easy and wouldn't look natural enough when you're emo you're constantly looking to invent unnecessary obstacles so that you can overcome them