Zuckerberg derided for his ‘high quality beef’ ranch where cows are fed macadamia nuts and beer

Zuckerberg in Menlo Park, California last year. Beef is a major contributor to deforestation, water pollution and global heating. Photograph: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images

The social media tycoon Mark Zuckerberg’s latest business venture raising “world-class” beef cattle on his sprawling luxury Hawaiian hideaway has been derided as out of touch and environmentally irresponsible.

The Meta billionaire posted a picture of himself on Wednesday eating a steak – medium rare, no sides – from his Ko’olau ranch, a 1,400-acre compound on Kauai, Hawaii’s oldest island.