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4、nfluences infancy.In the context of dramatic industry growth We Are Social reported a 17%increase in influencer investment last year alone,reaching a projected$56 billion within the decade creators and brands are having to keep pace with an increasingly professionalised landscape.But its not just th

5、e scale of the creator economy thats changing the wider tectonic plates of culture are shifting,and the values of creator culture along with it.The demands of being always online is shaping how creators work and how audiences engage.CREATOR CULTURE TODAYIS RAPIDLY EVOLVINGCreators are getting burned

6、 out and retiring from the industry and viewers are thinking critically about what makes content draining or energising.Beyond peoples screens,a cost of living crisis has made it harder for them to live(or even imagine)their dreams and this is reflected in the dreams they want to see played out on s