Sarah Bartnicka

I write Milk Bag, a Canadian business newsletter. Formerly the founding editor at The Peak, Canada’s most-read daily business newsletter.

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Tobermory, Ontario looks like this and I've been spending money on airfare to Spain why?

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Given the current news cycle Dry January may not be possible

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I've spent the last 8 months traveling to 20+ states, talking to young people about how they see their economic futures. I wrote about my findings (link below).

Gen Z faces a double disruption: (1) AI-driven technological change + (2) institutional instability. When I talk to young people, they're not just worried about finding jobs, they're worried whether "careers" as we know them will exist in 5 years.

We're seeing a version of the barbell strategy in how young people approach their futures. On one end, people are choosing trades over college debt. On the other, people are betting everything on creator economy/crypto/AI startups etc etc. The middle path exists, but it's increasingly blurry.

This shapes identity. When a single viral TikTok can outperform a year's salary, and traditional credentials lose value faster than you can earn them, young people aren't just changing careers—they're developing fundamentally different relationships with economic reality.

When I talk to people across the country, their concerns are greater than traditional political divisions. They're wrestling with questions of identity, meaning, and community in a world where traditional narratives about success and stability no longer hold.

What looks like a conservative shift among young voters might actually be something more foundational: a generation's attempt to navigate a world where institutions promise stability they can't deliver, where algorithms offer opportunity without security, and where the very nature of work and worth is being redefined. It’s constantly evolving, and it’s not just politics - it’s the very nature of self being called into question. Link in next post.

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they should film the next season of the white lotus at the best western lamplighter in london ontario

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A reminder that...

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If LaGuardia can reinvent itself so can you 🫶

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@DavidColetto really enjoyed the letter today!

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canada is well known for its natural resources, such as crude oil and waterloo interns

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@PottsJustin my young millennial brain can't comprehend

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@joshgreenblatt lmao

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@KearaJohnston @Senators SHE'S BACCCKKK

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@BrendonBernard_ Congrats!!

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@richardwarnica do you think this is why they are running podcast ads about the "testing" that's happening. The message is "look out for trains" but I feels more like "hey look we are doing something"

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This is the ideal meal

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whoever came up with the ceasar salad + fries combo, thank you

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@aprilfong @the_logic Exciting news!! Congratulations, April!

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@thepointsguy emailed you about an interview inquiry for today if you happen to be interested, Brian! You can reach me at [email protected]. Thanks so much!

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@JohnLorinc European garbage bins with underground storage >>> https://t.co/syShO2mn77

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@joshgreenblatt no truly

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@joshgreenblatt @tomosdlewis Refreshingly real takes as always!!

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@arshamg_ Holy!!

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@KadriJibraan Yes!!

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@hunterknifton The delusion I love it