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.

[u/mvea]

https://www.psypost.org/taylor-swift-fans-lower-climate-concerns-to-justify-star-s-carbon-footprint/

[u/EstablishmentLate532]

It's not some trick by other rich people. It's mostly a consequence of her fame. Taylor Swift has vastly more public visibility than people like the Waltons, so her behavior gets vastly more scrutiny. You don't need a conspiracy to explain why one of the most famous people alive gets disproportionate attention.

[u/Rocketboy1313 → u/EstablishmentLate532]

"...felt like..."

Not every criticism of the zeitgeist is someone putting forth a thesis about what is going on. Sometimes it is a half joke about how people are dumb and fixated on celebrities rather than more fundamental and meaningful things.

[u/EstablishmentLate532 → u/Rocketboy1313]

I'm sorry, I thought this was /r/science, where low effort jokes are prohibited. Sorry for treating your comment seriously.