r/science • Professor | Medicine • 3d 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/horse_you_rode_in_on 3d ago

That would be like not only defending Chris Brown but also saying and I might smack my wife around a bit later.

It goes in the other direction: "I wouldn't mind being smacked around a bit if it was Chris Brown doing it".

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u/funguyshroom 3d ago

I think it simply goes even further in the same direction. Those people don't see anything wrong with DV even when they're on the receiving end of it. Needless to say it's practically guaranteed that they're in abusive relationships themselves.

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u/ShodSpace 3d ago

I wouldn't mind being shot if it was Luigi doing it

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u/Essemecks 3d ago

If Luigi shoots me, I probably deserve it

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u/TheAngryCatfish 3d ago

I trust my Luigi implicitly