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Hello Product Hunt! We’re thrilled to introduce The Current to the Product Hunt community. Gen Z is brimming with potential. We’re going to help them reach it. We’re offering a free weekly social impact newsletter to foster Gen Z’s passion for social change. The Current provides readers with context on the issues they care about and simple steps to take meaningful action. We want The Current to get into the hands of more Gen Z changemakers from historically marginalized backgrounds as we make careers in social change more accessible. Our founder, Susie Kim (@supersiemmetry), has an amazing vision and would love to share it with you all. We’re so excited to see what you think and would love your feedback along the way! Our email is team@electricpotential.org.

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2yr ago

Susie Kim

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What a feeling to send this out to the world. My deepest thank you to everyone for your support. 🥹🫶 The idea of The Current started when I was between jobs, between homes, and on a long road trip through Yellow Stone during the pandemic, listening to The Rabbit Hole podcast by NYT. It was alarming to hear the breakdown of effect social media has, spreading misinformation & bias, creating echo chambers, and deepening polarization and in some cases extremism on issues around the world. It was especially alarming knowing that the Gen Zs, the generation of changemakers and action takers, are getting most of their news from social media. The Current was built to break echo chambers and build more context around 40 different issues around the world, across political, environmental, societal, and individual topics—why they exist, who’s already working on it, what still needs to get done—so that we can all take ‘informed’ action for a long-term change. Our researchers, writers, editors, and designers are all Gen Zs from around the world, on a shared mission of creating a ripple effect of social impact through the rest of the generation. We are learning more about the world with every newsletter that goes out ourselves — and we hope you join us in this small but mighty community of changemakers! 💌

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2yr ago

Shania Turner

@supersiemmetry so so proud of this team and am glad to be your friend and colleague as we continue launching amazing projects like The Current.

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2yr ago

Amy Nguyen

@supersiemmetry so immensely grateful and proud to be a part of this project and this amazing mission!!

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2yr ago

Susie Kim

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@shaniaturner 😭😭😭

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2yr ago

Susie Kim

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@amyxbt 😭😭😭

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2yr ago

Trushaa Ramanan

@supersiemmetry I'm so incredibly proud to be a part of this amazing, driven team! So excited for the world to finally see what we've been working on 🥰

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2yr ago

Celia Lynch

Following the news can be overwhelming for me. The Current provides an easy way to stay informed about the issues I care about in a fun and engaging way. I'm looking forward to seeing what issues are tackled next!

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2yr ago

Susie Kim

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@celialyn THIS! Not only are there so much happening so fast that it’s hard to keep up with issues and stories you care about, it’s also hard to get any context on why it’s happening or what we should do about it. Our goal is to make that part easier for our Gen Z readers, so I’m so happy you find value in The Current! 🥰

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2yr ago

The Current

A social impact newsletter curated for Gen Z, by Gen Z

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