You don’t need to become patronizing, especially when it’s something so small. It’s a discussion thread. Your framing sounded unlikely to me, I asked for more information, and it still sounds unlikely by my read. We discussed it, and now we can move on.
Netflix literally said they use the data to see what series to pay for. That is another way of saying they monitor torrents for success.
Look, it’s ok to disagree, but you don’t need to ask for evidence for everything you read on the Internet that doesn’t affect you personally.
If that evidence is offered, it’s ok to just admit you are surprised and/or wrong.
Streaming services only have data on their own streams.
You don’t need to become patronizing, especially when it’s something so small. It’s a discussion thread. Your framing sounded unlikely to me, I asked for more information, and it still sounds unlikely by my read. We discussed it, and now we can move on.