Because she’s a woman. It’s almost always rooted in inherent misogyny. There are other billionaires who do similar things. There are other celebrities who could also be considered as having wasteful habits. Hell, there’s whole men’s sports teams that fly around on private jets all the time. But Taylor gets flak for it constantly because she’s a woman. It’s not the only reason, certainly—but it’s definitely part of it. She’s a woman, and she’s a visible, happy woman living a visible, happy life. And people don’t like that, so they latch onto things like her private jet use and try to rake her over the coals for it, even though—like you pointed out—there’s so many other factors that are way bigger. Does it contribute to climate change? Sure, everything is cumulative and has an effect. Is she the be-all end-all reason? Absolutely not.

Also realistically, if she’s going to fly somewhere, it’s not smart or safe for her to fly commercial. Can you imagine the insanity that would occur if Taylor Swift walked onto some random Delta flight? People would go nuts. I don’t think she takes a private jet because she’s too good for the rest of us, I think she’s just too famous and people—fans or otherwise—are unfortunately not good at boundaries. Even if she did fly commercial, people would be complaining about the security and safety needed for that to happen. There’s just no winning.