"if you pirate why would you stream when you can download and watch at your convenience?"
Live events, e.g. sports?
"why would you donate your bandwidth to them?"
I don't know but people donate bandwidth for torrents, maybe it's 'free' for them?
And? If you're into it, you already pay through the nose for those. Let them pay for the bandwidth.
"If you're into it, you already pay through the nose for those"
I believe pirating is seen an alternative to paying through the nose?
I pay through the nose for most live sports I watch.