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Fortune
Paolo Confino

'People are posting a lot less on public social media': Creator economy investor says the old web is gone, replaced by 'people who are professionally entertaining you'

Caspar Lee, influencer turned tech investor (Credit: Cole Burston for Fortune)

Social media no longer belongs to you, your friends, that random guy from middle school who still lives in your hometown, or your weird cousin you muted but can’t unfollow, because, well, they’re still family. It’s now entirely the domain of influencers and creators who make content for a living. 

There’s just no more room for regular people on social media. 

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