We're not talking about food though, we're talking about Orange is the New Black, which is far from a necessity.
Beyond that, if I thought it was just broke teens pirating, then I probably wouldn't feel the need to speak up, but it's not nearly limited to that demographic. I have six-figure-income, grown up friends who swap pirated seasons of TV shows and in-theater movies with each other on Plex.
You're much safer going 59 than 80, even if everyone else wants to go 80. You're in front of them; they see you and take appropriate action.
Speed doesn't kill, speed differentials do. You should not go drastically slower than the speed of traffic for the same reason you shouldn't go drastically faster than it.
At least on trips I've taken to the US, people there seem a lot more inclined to stay within the speed limits than they are in Europe. Take a trip on a UK motorway where there isn't heavy traffic, and you'll find at least 50% of people are going over the 70mph limit.
If a person take it upon themselves to eliminate the disadvantage from being poor by accessing culture illegally, which has no harmful impact to anything or anyone physically, then I don't blame them, especially if they are a child. Its not their fault that the incentive model of culture demands that poor people must be denied access in order to force rich people to pay.
You really don't.
Love/belonging includes feeling a part of society. In today world where culture is global (especially for so called millennials) consuming that culture is part of feeling that you are part of society.
And most people are very happy (and very able) to pay for that. So why not sell/rent it to them?
You don't need to eat with white people if you are black.
You don't need to get married if you aren't heterosexual.
You really don't.
Also from the international perspective, consider if shows were available in California, but not Nevada. Artificially limiting an information product due to geography is a quaint 20th century idea.
Yes, but you are an American who largely has legal access to the content at a reasonable price in relation to your income.
That isn't true of some guy in Mexico who makes $5k/year and is Region 4 with Australia.
I expect and tolerate a certain level of lawbreaking from teens and pre-"settling down" young adults.
Categorically, I put piracy somewhere among underage drinking, using soft drugs, and irresponsible vehicle operation. The pettiest of petty crime. Do those boggle your mind too?
I don't expect anyone to inherently respect IP law in the portions of their life where they're broke. Unless someone close to them makes money off of copywritten material.