I agree, and this was poor wording on my part. I just wanted to point out that this side of piracy ensure that a large part of the population would not benefit much from it because it won't bring them any good (e.g. education, practical knowledge, etc) while providing easy ways to waste away their energy.
The outcome of downloading research papers or educational content is not the same as downloading entertainment.
They are made to make money. The ones that 'keep people as uneducated imbeciles' are an unfortunate byproduct.