Are celebrities effective in urging climate action?
06/21/2023 •
No — The majority of comments indicate people's frustration and anger towards celebrities advocating for climate action while not practicing what they preach, undermining the effectiveness of their advocacy.
Climate ChangeHollywoodCelebrity HypocrisyCorporate ResponsibilityFossil Fuel PhaseoutClimate Action
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| 95% | 21 | |
| 5% | 1 | 4Chan |
| 72% | Negative |
| 19% | Neutral |
| 9% | Positive |
| 77% | 😡 Anger |
| 9% | 😃 Joy |
| 5% | 😱 Fear |
| 5% | 😢 Sadness |
| 5% | 😯 Surprise |
| 0% | 🥰 Love |
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Story
- The most controversial issue revolves around the perceived hypocrisy of celebrities advocating for climate action while not practicing what they preach. The anger and frustration are predominantly focused on celebrities' resource consumption and reproduction, often living lavish lifestyles and having multiple children which contribute to human-led climate change.
- Next, there's controversy about using climate change as an excuse to push other agendas. Some individuals argue that events like wildfires are instigated to create poor air quality and promote mask-wearing, while others dismiss these claims.
- The public shows a variety of views about strategies to mitigate climate change. These views are organized into clusters: implementing regulations that hold corporations accountable for their environmental impacts, phasing out fossil fuel extraction and production, implementing a climate tax or carbon tax, calling out those who deny or ignore climate change and encouraging participation in environmental political organizations.
- People are split on whether regulations that hold corporations accountable for their environmental impacts are effective. Some support the idea, arguing corporations should be held accountable, while others question the effectiveness of such regulations and suggest alternative methods.
- A less controversial suggestion is that phasing out fossil fuel extraction and production could help mitigate climate change. People emphasize transitioning to alternative energy sources, like lithium, as essential.
- The least controversial viewpoint revolves around how celebrities could contribute to depopulation. The comments argue that celebrities should lead by example by reducing their own resource consumption and not having more children.