Elon Musk Wanted To Please His 'Anti-Capitalist' Daughter By Selling All Five Of His Homes And Living Frugally. It Didn't Work

Elon Musk's complex relationship with his eldest daughter, Vivian Jenna Wilson, has reportedly significantly influenced his recent life choices, including selling off his luxurious homes. Despite his efforts, it appears this move didn't have the outcome he had hoped for.

A Painful Rift

Musk's relationship with Vivian, formerly Xavier (after Elon’s favorite character in the X-Men comics), took a sharp turn four to five years ago. As Walter Isaacson, Musk’s biographer, told in an interview, Vivian announced her transition to him in a note saying, "I'm transitioning, my name is now Jenna and don't tell my father." 

She later legally changed her name and chose her mother's maiden name, signaling her desire to distance herself from Musk.

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While Musk initially publicly supported her transition, he revealed in Walter Isaacson's biography that the real pain came from her total rejection of him. Vivian has reportedly embraced anticapitalist views, hates billionaires and believes capitalism is theft. Musk's attempts to connect with her have so far been unsuccessful.

Selling His Homes to Please Her

I am selling almost all physical possessions. Will own no house.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 1, 2020

In 2020, Musk boldly declared on X, announcing that he was selling almost all of his possessions, including his homes, stating, "Possession just weighs you down." At the time, he owned a sprawling real estate portfolio, according to Business Insider, including:

• A $17 million mansion in Bel Air with a pool, tennis court and breathtaking views he bought in 2012. Listed in 2020 at $30 million.
• Gene Wilder's former home, purchased for $6.75 million, which he later sold to Wilder’s nephew for $7 million. After a recent foreclosure, it’s listed for $9.5 million.
• He bought several other Bel Air properties for $24 million, $20 million, $4.3 million and $4.2 million. In 2020, they were listed for a collective $62.5 million and sold six months later.
• A 16,000-square-foot Bay Area mansion was purchased for $23.4 million and sold for $30 million.

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Musk listed these properties and sold them in quick succession, ultimately downsizing to a tiny $50,000 prefab house near SpaceX's Starbase in Texas. He hoped living modestly would align with Vivian's anticapitalist values and possibly mend their relationship. As Isaacson put it, he thought that by selling all five of his pretty nice homes, he would just live very frugally, which would please her. Unfortunately, his efforts didn’t bear fruit.

A Political Shift

The rift with Vivian is just one piece of a broader evolution in Musk's political and social views. Once a center-left donor who supported Barack Obama and voted for Hillary Rodham Clinton and Joe Biden in 2016 and 2020, respectively, Musk has become increasingly critical of what he calls the "woke mind virus." 

He attributes some of this shift to his daughter's rejection and the influence of her progressive Los Angeles school, Crossroads. Musk has also voiced frustrations over issues like COVID-19 lockdowns and gender ideology, which he believes have gone too far.

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