
People wouldn't be pirating if legal version was convenient. The number of people pirating shows and movies dropped with Netflix and rised when Netflix wannabes started popping up (Disney+, Amazon and the likes).
Wanna get rid of piracy ? Make it so the legal way doesn't suck.
Attacking people pirating won't stop piracy, it'll only antagonize people who would otherwise be potential buyers. As demonstrated with the current fiasco.

Some authors has that weird superiority complex over their readers. They acted as if we, readers, should be thankful of them instead of them being thankful to readers for reading their stories.
And yeah, we're not rich that's true. So we only spend our money on things we think are worth our penny. Those rich asses should leave us alone.
damn i just saw the war on twt, what a good day to pirate their work