In a recent revelation, Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter (X), has accused an elite Los Angeles school of influencing his daughter’s communist beliefs and causing her to sever ties with him. Musk claims that the school, Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences in Santa Monica, has instilled a “woke mind virus” in his 19-year-old daughter, Vivian Jenna Wilson, leading her to embrace Marxist ideologies and view wealth negatively.

Elon Musk’s concerns about his daughter’s ideological shift stem from his belief that “neo-Marxists” have infiltrated elite educational institutions, promoting disdain for wealth and money. According to Musk, this shift in his daughter’s thinking began when she enrolled in Crossroads School.

A recent excerpt from the forthcoming book “Elon Musk,” published in The Wall Street Journal, suggests that Vivian’s transition played a role in Musk’s decision to acquire the social media application Twitter/X as part of his campaign against wokeness.

Initially, Elon Musk was accepting of his daughter’s choices, but he became troubled in April 2022 when she adopted fervent Marxist beliefs and cut off all communication with him. Musk, whose estimated net worth stands at $257.5 billion, expressed his dismay at Vivian’s transformation, noting that it was more painful than losing his firstborn child, Nevada.

In 2022, Vivian successfully petitioned to change her gender and name, hoping to sever the final ties with her biological father. Elon Musk believes that Crossroads School, with its annual tuition of up to $50,000 per student and notable alumni such as Zooey Deschanel and Maya Rudolph, played a significant role in her ideological transformation.

Elon Musk’s concerns about elite schools and universities being influenced by “neo-Marxist” ideologies highlight the ongoing debate over education and ideology in society.