Sam Parr is Passionate About Billionaires Like Palmer Luckey Not Flying Coach

Name: Sam Parr is Passionate About Billionaires Like Palmer Luckey Not Flying Coach
Uploaded: 2022-08-06T01:09:03+00:00
Duration: 29 s
Channel: Sam Parr
Description: In this brief monologue, Sam Parr denounces the claim made by some ultra‑wealthy individuals that they regularly travel in economy class. He specifically…

6 Aug 2022 · 0 min

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In this brief monologue, Sam Parr denounces the claim made by some ultra‑wealthy individuals that they regularly travel in economy class. He specifically calls out Palmer Luckey, the Oculus founder, who tweeted that he only flies coach despite his multibillion‑dollar net worth. Parr argues that while short domestic hops (under an hour) might be reasonable in coach, any flight longer than about three hours—such as New York to Los Angeles—should be taken in first class. He labels the billionaire coach‑flight narrative as a lie, citing personal messages from other high‑net‑worth contacts who confirm they fly first class on international or long‑haul trips.

This whole like flying coach as a rich person, I think that is total nonsense. And I tweeted that. I'm like, this is— that is just a lie. Palmer Luckey, he created Oculus, which he sold for billions of dollars, and he has a new company worth tens of billions, tweeted back to me and he said, I only fly coach. And I think that's crazy. Some other people DM me who I know, and they're like, I'm worth hundreds of millions. I fly first class no matter what internationally. But like, I have no problem taking Southwest if it's like a short flight. I understand that argument. It's like an hour. But if you're going from New York to LA or something, anything above 3 hours, I don't believe it. I think they're lying.