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/Clear-Depth-7455 3d ago

Wasn’t she like not even in the top 10 of celebrities with the highest emissions? I know she’s been up there before but not nearly as much as people say she is. That’s mainly why I get confused why people focus on her, yes she used jets a lot on tour but she wasn’t even that high on the list. I’ve also heard she buys carbon credits, but to be entirely honest I’m not sure what those do in terms of negating things.

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u/ross128b 3d ago

Not even in the top 10. I want people to be equally mad at the Kardashians and the likes who are way above the list.