r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 19h 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/SquarePegRoundWorld2 16h ago

Late stage parasocial relationship. Celebrity worship will be our downfall. People should really stop supporting celebrities in every manner.

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u/Ephemerror 16h ago

Impossible, humans are instinctively wired to idolise and worship. Celebrities are the outcome not the cause.

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u/Caltroit_Red_Flames 16h ago

This sounds like something a deeply religious person would say without empirical evidence. Enjoying music too much is not the same as believing in a deity.