i really do not like people whose response to bad news about the decline of physical media is "well it's a good thing i pirate everything." like they want to pretend to be upset about it but will just openly proclaim that they never would've bought physical media anyways. why do you care? you were never invested in this battle anyways, clearly.
telling companies "i was never going to buy your physical media because i find piracy more convenient" is not the W take that you think it is. like, yes, piracy is good for preservation and i'm not arguing otherwise, but also how does that help the situation at all? how is saying you stole the media you wanted to watch anyways going to convince any of these companies to keep doing physical media? it's just broadcasting to them that they're making the right decision. if physical media dies completely and we're left with all media exclusively being shitty, compressed streaming service crap, it'll kinda partially be on those guys for saying the dumbest opinion possible so loudly. the kinds of people who love the idea of physical media right up until they're asked to buy and support physical media.