This is just my opinion, but when Google(and... I don't know, "them?") started cracking down on the "letswatch" and 123movie sites, streaming was in a good place, so people happily jumped over. Now, in the time between that and the state of things now, some people lost their patience and skill with looking up a movie. Both my mom and grandma were fine with the 123movies and what not. The sites started to go down when Netflix was still alright, so it wasn't a big deal. Spend a couple dollars, get all the stuff you want and be sure it's the best quality, and no malware? Fantastic.

By the time it became this state of affairs, my mom just couldn't wrap her head around it. I tried to explain some sites are still there, you just may need to search duckduckgo (which she hates for some reason). She never understood torrenting even though we've gone over it multiple times. I've always liked anime or some shit that was not going to be on Netflix, so I kept using those "skills" and kept up with the changes. Moving to torrenting, a VPN, file converters, learning how to apply subtitles, one by one, over years, it's not a big deal. You just learn as you do. Having to come back to that after how much has changed ostracized a lot of people.

The people who aren't affected by them were never their main focus. They wanted the people who weren't tech savvy, lazy even. They can't figure out a torrent, or how to even find it in the first place. They won't know what to search for to protect themselves and will likely get scared by the first copyright notice. They're hoping that the majority of their customer base will be like that and feel "trapped."