Internet roasts Mark Zuckerberg for his odd ‘high quality beef ranch’

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Mark Zuckerberg has perplexed the web with his ‘out of touch’ cattle ranch on his Hawaii property.

On 10 January, the Meta billionaire posted on Instagram an image of himself solely consuming a medium uncommon steak from his Ko’olau ranch on his $100m-valued, 1,400-acre Kauai compound. There, Zuckerberg reportedly farms wagyu and Angus cattle – each of which produce a number of the costliest, sought-after beef on the earth.

He wrote within the caption, “Started raising cattle at [the] Ko’olau ranch on Kauai, and my goal is to create some of the highest quality beef in the world.”

“Each cow eats 5,000-10,000lbs of food each year, so that’s a lot of acres of macadamia trees,” he continued. “My daughters help plant the mac trees and take care of our different animals. We’re still early in the journey and it’s fun improving on it every season. Of all my projects, this is the most delicious.”

On X, the social media platform owned by rival Elon Musk, many mocked Zuckerberg’s new profession as a cattle farmer.

“Proud of you, man,” journalist Andrew Greenberg wrote. “You really fulfilled that dream of putting food in your mouth in the manner that causes the most climate change possible for a human being.”

Unsurprisingly, Shalin Gala from animal rights group PETA condemned Zuckerberg, writing: “Mark, the Dark Ages called and it wants you back.” Meanwhile, critic @coloradotravis added, “The absolute stones it must take post ‘I’m growing a macadamia orchard to feed my artisan wagyu’ during an era of rising populism.”

“This is some classic rich people s***,” one individual wrote, whereas one other commented: “Does money truly disconnect people’s brains from recognizing human and environmental destruction?”

According to an investigation by Wired, the billionaire’s cattle are fed macadamia nuts and beer produced inside the property. Zuckerberg’s beer technique is consistent with ways some cattle farmers – particularly those who farm Kobe cattle –reportedly use to provide to stimulate their animals appetites, though the observe is reportedly unusual.

“Raising cattle on water-intensive macadamia nuts and beer is just a billionaire’s strange sideshow,” Mitch Jones, a coverage director at Food & Water Watch, advised the outlet. “We need real agriculture reform to address the inequities in our food system and the reality of a warming climate.”

Jones added, “We need to promote the viability of small and medium-sized farms that work to feed everyone, not just wealthy celebrities.”

This isn’t the primary time Zuckerberg has come underneath fireplace for his Ko’olau Ranch compound, with him initially criticised for buying the land in 2014. At the time, many critics identified that the billionaire’s purchases got here on the expense of the native Kauian neighborhood, who had been reportedly pressured by Zuckerberg to promote him acres of their ancestral land. In 2017, the Facebook founder finally apologized in an op-ed printed within the native Kauai newspaper.