• usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlOP
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    4 days ago

    There’s a name for this in the broader sense, though riding bikes may or may not fill into this (can if it’s for environmental reasons)

    Do-gooder derogation is a phenomenon in moral psychology where a person’s morally motivated behavior leads to them being perceived negatively by others. The term “do-gooder” refers to a person who deviates from the majority in terms of behavior, because of their morality

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do-gooder_derogation