The impact of Donald Trump's victory on the American public has never been favorable. An executive at a premier rocket company has taken the approach a little farther.
When Dex Torricke-Barton gets employed at Silicon Valley, he thinks that his dream career is on track. With the focused and goal-oriented Elon Musk for a boss, the former head of communications for SpaceX has a job cut out for him.
However, following Trump's triumph at the recent polls, a change of scenery suddenly feels necessary. In order to pursue social change, the SpaceX executive has resigned from his position.
According to Torricke-Barton, a cruel state of social divisions is emerging in the United States and Europe. With this critical threat in place, he believes that he needs to be in the frontlines.
Over the last couple of years, he has been mulling about changing vocations. Considering that his father is a refugee from the Burma (now Myanmar) during the Second World War, he may have found his advocacy through the 65 million displaced persons across the globe.
He shares that what his father has conquered are those things that many people worldwide are actually dealing with.
This year's election results have proved to be a turning point for Torricke-Barton.
It cannot be denied that Trump has targeted immigrants, minorities and women during his campaign trail. From that standpoint, it seems that divisive approaches are in play. Acting against such provocative acts may have compelled the former SpaceX employee to fight back against the intimidation that Trump supposedly represents.
After leaving Elon Musk's organization, Torricke-Barton intends to go back to the basics. By instituting grassroots efforts, social partitions get addressed. It should be noted that America's current divide has been further fueled by racist-laden declarations and protests.
This dynamic push of his will be called Onwards. With this in mind, he believes that he will be in position to counter Trump's perilous policies.
Aside from supporting activist organizations, he plans on launching one. His intention to travel across the US has led him thinking about penning a book whose stories can be shared among communities he will be visiting.
Torricke-Barton, who also worked at tech groups like Google and Facebook, believes that the election outcome can be a wake-up call for his peers to reassess their respective professions.
