In a secluded complex deep in the Texas desert—isolated from the glitz of Los Angeles and the frenzy of Silicon Valley—lies a peculiar school. It has no name on a map, no website, and only twelve students. This is where Elon Musk raises his children.

The world sees Elon on social media as a champion of free speech and a rule-breaker. But behind the reinforced steel doors of his family estate, a brutal “Double Standard” is in operation: Total freedom for humanity, but iron discipline for his own blood.

Chapter 1: The “No Emergency Oxygen” Rule

Every morning at the Musk estate begins at 4:30 AM. There are no servants, no tea service, and no feather beds. The Musk children sleep on metal frames designed to mimic the cramped bunks of a Starship.

Elon believes: “If you are born into luxury, your soul will rot before your brain can even develop.” Therefore, he set a standard: They must live as if they are already on Mars.

Every resource—from water and food to screen time—is encrypted behind complex algorithms. To earn 15 minutes of internet access, his children must solve quantum physics equations or complete manual labor in the mechanical workshop. Elon doesn’t teach them how to spend money; he teaches them how to survive when money becomes meaningless.

Chapter 2: The Double Standard — Stolen Freedom

The harshest reality lies in the contradiction. Elon Musk can spend his entire day advocating for the liberation of AI or free speech on X (Twitter), but within his household, the right to speak is a privilege earned only through logic.

Once, one of his eldest sons asked why they couldn’t have a normal vacation like the children of other billionaires. Elon looked at him, his gaze as cold as ice: “The world out there is free because they do not carry the burden of the future. You are different. Every second you waste is a second humanity slows its march to the stars. Your freedom is a betrayal of the species.”

This is the crushing double standard: Elon allows himself to rebel and shatter societal boundaries, yet he binds his children to an immutable system of rules. He wants them to be perfectly programmed machines, capable of inheriting an empire where one individual’s mistake could lead to the collapse of a planet.

Chapter 3: The Survival Tests

Every year, Elon organizes an event he calls “Challenge Week.” The children are dropped in a desolate wasteland with nothing but a bit of water and a basic toolkit. They are forced to pitch tents, filter water, and find their way back to base using celestial navigation.

While other fathers worry about a scratch on their child’s hand, Elon watches from a distance via drones. He wants to see despair. He wants to see the moment they realize their father’s name cannot help them start a fire in the dead of night.

On one occasion, when his youngest child collapsed in exhaustion and tears, Elon refused to send a rescue helicopter. He simply sent a message via the comms device: “Gravity does not care about your tears. Stand up or become part of the dust.”

Chapter 4: The Cost of Succession

During rare dinners, the atmosphere is never warm. It is an intense debate. Elon will present a complex technical or ethical problem and force his children to argue their positions. Anyone who offers a weak argument is stripped of basic amenities for a week.

Unconditional obedience is not the submission of a slave, but a commitment to Ultimate Logic. Elon does not permit “excess” emotions like weakness or doubt. He is forging them into titanium entities, capable of withstanding the pressure of a thousand atmospheres.

Many would call this abuse. But in Elon’s mind, it is the highest form of love. He believes his cruelty today is the armor that will protect them from the cruelty of the universe tomorrow.

Chapter 5: A Night at Starbase and a Silent Confession

One night, after a Starship exploded in the Texas sky, Elon returned to the family quarters. He walked through the bedrooms, looking at his children sleeping soundly after a day of hard labor.

Under the dim lights, a different side of the “Man of Steel” emerged. He stood for a long time outside the youngest child’s room. He understood that this double standard had made him a “tyrant” in their eyes. He knew they might hate him for the rest of their lives.

But as he touched the glass partition between the hallway and the bedroom, he whispered to himself: “I could give you a life of luxury, but that would kill your souls. I choose to be hated so that you may become gods.”

Chapter 6: The Legacy of a “Great Tyrant”

Decades passed. As Elon Musk aged and his children matured, the world watched in awe. The Musk heirs were not dissolute socialites. They were brilliant physicists, hardened astronauts, and administrators with terrifyingly cold intellects.

They didn’t just run SpaceX or Tesla; they ran colonies on Mars. When asked about his father, the eldest son—now the Governor of the first city on the Red Planet—replied:

“Our father took away our childhood, but he gave us the universe. He taught us that unconditional adherence to discipline is the only price for true freedom.”