> other people's fake and perfect and amazing lives

Uh, if that's what we're supposed to be using movie and TV streaming services for, I've been watching precisely the wrong things.

Seems more like a description of social media & (not unrelatedly) advertising. Or maybe porn.

You can tell this argument is flawed because it applies to all forms of video.

It does apply to all forms of video. But that does not make it flawed. What makes it flawed is the cultural norm of watching video.

Because some people don’t find digital DVD rentals to be an affront to their freedom and just want to watch Squidgame?

That would be Insta, not Netflix where you are watching interesting/awesome stories.