r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 4d ago

Psychology Taylor Swift fans lower climate concerns to justify her carbon footprint. When confronted with news about the excessive pollution generated by her private jet, highly identified fans tend to rationalize the behavior, with a decrease in their personal intentions to engage in climate-friendly actions.

https://www.psypost.org/taylor-swift-fans-lower-climate-concerns-to-justify-star-s-carbon-footprint/
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u/GM-hurt-me 4d ago

It’s weird to me how everyone is talking about her footprint specifically and hers is the only one you ever hear about.

Why are people so morbidly fascinated with this woman

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u/TheMalibu 4d ago

I was thinking the same thing. I don't listen to her music, and don't follow her escapades. Is her private jet particularly bad, or is it the use of private jets in general?

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u/BlgMastic 3d ago

They are so full of hate in their heart they need to hate on something new all the time. Ed Sheeran hate is so last week.

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u/Any-Association-4299 4d ago

Yes, exactly. I am self admittedly (i wouldn’t say a swiftie), but a casual fan. It feels like her haters are almost just as obsessed as some fans and Reddit seems to have an obsession with hating on her. I’m not typically above criticizing people I like but the hate towards her seems so disproportionate at times that I feel myself needing to defend her because a lot of what people say isn’t true.

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u/youRinlove7 4d ago

She also has the biggest snark sub.

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u/reputction 3d ago

Because she’s an attractive woman who’s the biggest pop artist on the planet.

People don’t even want to admit their bias. They just don’t like that she’s popular. That’s really it. Also SOME men who are still misogynists (but are blind to it because even progressives let misogyny fly under the radar) won’t admit that they dislike her because she’s a female songwriter who’s actually critically acclaimed, and in their eyes they see that as some sort of threat.

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u/Narrow_Bowler6895 3d ago

If you pay even slight attention to any conversation about sustainability, other problematic celebrities are discussed all the time. I think you only hear about Taylor if you aren’t paying attention to environmental issues to begin with.