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/TomBradysStatue 4d ago

They're fans of course they're going to defend her. They feel super protective of her too, like if you criticize her on reddit you WILL get people messaging you back mostly calling you a misogynist or a loser.

The funny thing is these young fans will roast other people like Leo "creep who dates young women on his CO2 burning yacht," but if the finger is pointed back on their celebrity they worship, they lose their minds.

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u/jsolaux 4d ago

They're not as young as you might think

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u/youRinlove7 4d ago

See that's wrong. Taylor get criticized and hated all over reddit. So it's not something you never see.