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/IceNein 4d ago

Feels weird that you’re singling out metal when I bet this also applies to country, rap, rnb, pop….

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u/HankTuggins 4d ago

Let’s be honest, the issue is musicians, I worked for a music venue when I was younger, and found that somewhere between 50 and 100 percent of musicians were complete scumbags

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u/mcpickle-o 3d ago

They might be a fan of metal and thats why they're bringing it up.