>> I think when Unsplash (the free photography website) was founded in 2013 it killed the old vibe by democratizing access to great photography, and thereby rui

>> I think when Unsplash (the free photography website) was founded in 2013 it killed the old vibe by democratizing access to great photography, and thereby ruining its function as a costly status signal. Disagree with the premise. Great photography (the kind needed for a website anyway) was not costly. I got lots of images for apps and websites from iStockPhoto around that time and it was very inexpensive.