Even if it wasn't, I bet the experience of the internship would be worth more than the cost of a personal VPN. Unless the internship didn't really provide much value.

If you have no money, it doesn't matter what's the value of the internship.

what does that have to do with anything. If the opportunity was good enough for you to take the internship, then they were good enough for you not to risk it by torrenting on their material. He likely got sacked mid summer. He now can't even have that internship on his resume. So much wasted time, so mindless.

not getting paid often leads to not having much money

the solution is not to use your work equipment was my point

$5 can be the difference between eating that day or going without food for some.

yes but you can survive without watching shows, which is my point