Obviously it's not like stealing a car and I'm pretty sure that's a straw man, he just said it's piracy, which I'd argue it is.
It's like taking the train without paying, you aren't inherently hurting anyone, but if no one pays/watches ads it's not sustainable.
Huh, maybe I'm just damaged by reddit, because I rarely ever comment exactly because of that. I was active on smaller subs, but why bother writing a comment on anything on r/all when literally nobody is ever gonna read it. That sentiment stuck so far, maybe it's time to rethink this attitude