Hey, there's a quote from Obama that always comes to mind when I read Musk's story: every successful person either tries to please their father or tries to redeem their mistakes. In the case of the billionaire, it's very clear that he chose the second path.

What emerges from the biography is a rather heavy story. Musk was born in South Africa in the 1970s, in a chaotic environment. His parents didn't really love each other, even though at first they seemed compatible. His mother, a beauty who participated in contests, and his father, a talented engineer. But there's a detail that strikes: on the very night of their wedding, they had already argued, and she was already thinking about divorce. Then Musk arrived, and she had to endure everything.

The father, Errol, had a double face. During the day, he seemed warm and competent, but at night he mistreated his wife, abused the children, emotionally blackmailed those around him. A toxic character, in short.

As a child, Musk was different. He didn't talk much, didn't listen to others, but was obsessed with books and technology. Then something deeper emerged: Elon Musk's illness, which he discovered to be Asperger's syndrome. He himself said: when facing complex problems, all his sensory organs would shut down. He saw nothing, heard nothing. A form of escape from the reality around him.

This illness worried his parents a lot, so much so that they even considered removing his adenoids, as if it were a physical problem. But the real issue was mental, psychological.

What strikes is that Musk, despite being a business genius, completely lacks empathy. His ex-wife Justine said it clearly: extraordinary in many ways, but that lack of human understanding made her feel uncomfortable. He himself admitted to knowing he had Asperger's syndrome, to trying to maintain a sharp mental state, but that doesn't mean he truly understood empathy.

In fact, the biographer notes something even more disturbing: Musk has a nearly split personality, similar to Dr. Jekyll. During the day, everything is fine; at night, he falls into states of darkness where he becomes prone to emotional abuse. Just like his father. He even uses the same words, the same vocabulary. It's as if Elon Musk's illness and childhood trauma have fused into one thing.

This is the true impact a father has on a son. In Musk's heart, even with all the success he's accumulated, there's still that boy facing his father. He left home at 17, tried to distance himself, to forget. But the truth is, he never really did.

He had relationships, children, incredible business successes. But a stable family, a woman by his side, a healthy emotional life? No. Because Elon Musk's illness and the psychological trauma he carries inside are still there, hidden but present. What he really needs is serious therapy, not just to understand himself, but to break this cycle. But only he can decide to do it.