That was definitely true in the 90's and early 2000's. I don't think it's true anymore. Totally normal non-geeky people use absolutely enormous amounts of bandwidth on services like Youtube and Netflix these days. Unless you're some kind of torrent nut, your data usage patterns probably pale in comparison to that of the average joe watching sitcoms to wind down at night, and there are a lot more average joes than there are pirate hoarders.