Entrepreneur sparks backlash with outlandish comments on LinkedIn: ‘Out of touch’ – Yahoo

A flashy LinkedIn post about private jets has touched a nerve online, probably not in the way its author intended. A post from entrepreneur and investor Grant Cardone recently went viral on Reddit after he shared a message implying that owning a private jet is a sign of “efficiency,” not extravagance. “Time is the most expensive,” Cardone wrote, adding, “The broke call it luxury, the wealthy call it efficiency.” The post quickly made its way to the r/LinkedInLunatics subreddit, where users criticized the tone and timing of the message. “Why haven’t you got a private jet, are you poor or something?” the user joked in the caption. Photo Credit: Reddit Critics also pointed to the environmental cost. Private jets are the most polluting form of travel per passenger, emitting up to 14 times more carbon dioxide than commercial flights, according to a report by the European Federation for Transport and Environment. With climate impacts worsening and commercial aviation already under scrutiny, the notion that ultra-rich travel is simply “efficient” struck many as insensitive. “We are reaching Marie Antoinette ‘let them eat cake’ levels of out of touch-ness,” one commenter wrote on the post. Another added, “Apparently [he] makes his money
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