Musk's daughter Vivian denounces Mars plans as mere fantasy
20-year-old Vivian Wilson, daughter of Elon Musk, who does not maintain contact with him but is eager to criticise him in the public sphere, has once again launched an attack on her disliked father. She described him as a fool during a conversation with the left-wing streamer Hasan Piker.
Vivian Jenna Wilson, the eldest daughter of Elon Musk, who has been in conflict with her father for years, has been appearing in the media for several months as one of the billionaire's most passionate critics.
In April 2022, when she turned 18, the transgender daughter of the SpaceX owner filed a request in the Los Angeles County Superior Court in Santa Monica to change her name. She adopted her mother's surname, Canadian Justine Wilson, Musk's first wife, who divorced him in 2008.
In an interview with streamer Piker, Wilson intertwined anecdotes about her childhood and passion for languages (she is currently studying Japanese in Japan) with further accusations against her father.
Mocks her father. Elon Musk under daughter’s criticism
She called Musk a clown and a narcissist. When asked how much her father actually works during the day, she responded with a sarcastic remark: "Most of the time I saw him working he was just yelling at employees in the car while we watched, horrified, like viscerally screaming," Vivian said.
She spoke very harshly about his right-wing views. She dismissed the suggestion that such a sudden change might be a reaction to her gender identity. "I cannot take credit for him becoming a ... [fool] … I am not the reason he’s a... fascist," she said.
Cleared any doubts. Colonisation of Mars is a "scheme"
One of her most intriguing statements was that the colonisation of Mars, one of SpaceX's planned goals, is simply not happening. She told Piker, "It’s a marketing scheme that everyone somehow fell for despite being debunked by a ... Google search," she revealed.
Sending people to Mars has been a dream of Musk's for over two decades. The billionaire is active in the Mars Society, a non-profit organisation that has been working for the colonisation of Mars since 2001. Since the founding of SpaceX, one of the broader goals of the company has been to send humanity to Mars to ensure the survival of the species.
In early March, Musk announced that the next-generation Starship spacecraft will head for Mars at the end of 2026, carrying the humanoid robot Optimus on board. He added that if these landings are successful, around 2030, he will organise a human-crewed expedition.
Musk wants to colonise Mars. Experts are aghast
Musk's plan to colonise Mars has met with significant criticism. Many, including former U.S. President Barack Obama, have argued that humanity should prioritise protecting Earth. Renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson argued that Elon Musk's idea of having a million people settle on Mars is a "dangerous delusion."
"Living on Mars is no better than living on the south pole or the tip of Mount Everest," said Musk's daughter.
