[joemi]

There's a lot to unpack in what you wrote, and I agree with a lot of it. But you seem to be implying that the fact that you can't buy DRM-free shows or movies via your preferred distribution method (ie. without physical media) morally justifies illegally downloading stuff you haven't paid for (Netflix shows -- which as you noted you're not paying-to-own if you have a subscription). I can't agree with that, and I can't see how that makes any sense. Why do you think you have a right to obtain Netflix's content any way you please?

Also: "Piracy" might be a bad term for the act of uploading and downloading something for which you do not have the rights to do so since it is indeed different than physical piracy, but "torrenting" is not an improvement, since torrenting _can_ be completely legal, depending on what content is being uploaded and downloaded. I think it's useful to have a term that specifically refers to the illegal act. I haven't heard of a good popular term for this yet, so I'm OK with using "piracy".