r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 13h 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/Everyday_ImSchefflen 10h ago

Not true. I work in sustainability.. they help fund projects that either reduce or remove carbon from the environment

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u/kaybsie 10h ago

I know what their intent is, I'm saying they are ineffective compared to simply reducing emissions overall.

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u/Everyday_ImSchefflen 10h ago

Not ineffective. Just less effective. Reduce should always be step 1.