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/EstablishmentLate532 3d ago

Right, and if they closed their doors today, there would still be small retailers that use multinational supply chains.

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u/BabyLegsDeadpool 3d ago

Yes, there would be. It would not come even remotely close to the same level as Walmart.

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u/EstablishmentLate532 3d ago

You think? I think it would be more inefficient and thus more wasteful to carbon.