I think "person A does X because not X represents a threat to their worldview" is a pretty unlikely explanation for behavior, a priori. I don't watch fox news b

I think "person A does X because not X represents a threat to their worldview" is a pretty unlikely explanation for behavior, a priori. I don't watch fox news because it represents a threat to my worldview. I don't watch fox news because it makes me angry. It's not impossible, of course, but there's usually (always, imo) a deeper reason why a worldview needs to be protected. For instance, "If I don't believe X, I will lose my friends, who all believe X and believe that people who don't believe X are evil, therefore I must avoid any potential evidence of not X". It's dangerous to approach this topic at all, but I would sincerely argue that modern trans-activism is by far the most visible example of this dynamic today. This is anecdotal, of course, but the only enforcement of gender roles that I am personally exposed to comes from this community. If I don't believe in gender identity, and say so publicly, I am liable to lose friends. That strikes me as cultish and regressive.